Nick @CovingtonEDU: "If you want to know who these voucher programs are made for, look no further than the New York and Florida hedge fund billionaires who plan to use our tax dollars to remake the Iowa education system in their image & for their profit." bleedingheartland.com/2023/01/11/who…

Before it’s too late I just want to point out that “It’s getting to the point that I’m no fun anymore.” Is probably among the top five best first lines in rock n roll. #DavidCrosby

Not saying I had more fun than you last night but I did spend the evening with Dionne Warwick in downtown Des Moines. #dreamcometrue #dionnewarwick

The current issue of LeMonde Samantha Rose Hill Alda Balthrop-Lewis iamalda.bsky.social

Get this. The Republican controlled Iowa Senate is moving major spending bills through committee with no numbers in them. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/04/03/sen…

People who know me will find it amusing that a Lily Pulitzer ad just appeared on my Instagram timeline.

What a beautiful -and beautifully written- story from Laura Yuen m.startribune.com/laura-yuen-mar…

Yep, AI is doing a purty good job on ad copy alright

via ⁦The New York Times⁩ Kinda makes “defund the police” sound like a pretty good idea, doesn’t it? nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/…

Interesting’ clouds after sporadic bursts of rain. #GuthrieCountyIowa

Raven is just fine about being an old dog. “World,” she says, “you come to me. Come!”

We said goodbye to our beloved dog Raven today. Here’s one of my favorites of her on a little jog with my great niece Maya last summer.

Come ON.

For profit healthcare? MN news biz should look into Optum now owned by UnitedHealthcare. It’s holding thousands of its HSA members hostage by cancelling their old cards w/o sending new ones for 3 months. Made 4th call to an offshore call center & got 4th promise it’s on the way. MPR News

Obscene.

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This.

Strangely enough, this summary doesn’t include my question to Senator Grassley which was, “Since a solid majority of Iowans support a woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, why do you not represent them?”

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