Happening Today
- Record Store Day • Davenport, 9:00 am, Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie
- Make a Two-hole Oval Bead Component Bracelet • Iowa City, 10:00 am, Beadology Iowa
- LGBTQIA+ Resource Fair and Social • Springfield, 12:00 pm, Lincoln Library
- Racial Equality Now! Rally • Moline, 12:00 pm, Slumberland corner
- Wake n Bake 420 Fest • Burlington IA, 3:00 pm, Wake n Bake Breakfast Company
- 4/20 Festival at State Street Theater • Quincy, 4:00 pm, State Street Theater
- Roller Derby: Old Capitol City Roller Derby versus Quad City Rollers • Eldridge IA, 6:00 pm, Eldridge Community Center and Skate Park
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The Latest
Nex Benedict death investigation / home ownership / IVF in Alabama
Vigils in Iowa City and Sioux City for the late Nex Benedict join many others held in the teen’s home state of Oklahoma. Catch up on Alabama’s fast-changing IVF situation, and learn about what new data tells us about People of Color and Black home ownership.
More of The Latest
Overwhelmed U.S. animal shelters, calls for surrogacy bans, climate change and antibiotic resistance, more
Today’s briefs look at overwhelmed animal shelters, Pope Francis’ call to ban surrogacy, antibiotic resistance and climate change, Ohio’s new ban on gender transition surgeries for minors, and a look at how living in a rural area amplifies risks for and from obesity, especially for People of Color.
Climate change and Hispanic Americans, prescription drugs from Canada, Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law, smartphones as envirometers, Perry school shooter and Discord
Find the best links to learn more about Hispanic Americans and climate change, Uganda’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ laws, smartphones as envirometers, and more.
Idaho abortion law stays for now, immigration update, and the question of teaching religion in public schools
Today’s news briefs and links: the latest immigration update, a Hindu consultant’s case for religious education in schools, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to let Idaho’s strict abortion law stand for now.
Express Yourself
January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?