And now... What you have been waiting for. Wold hired a contractor who came back with a quote, but Wold said it was too high. Friday the contractor told workers, "Get away. You’re going to die.” Byline shared w/ the incredible Sarah Watson qctimes.com/news/local/con…

If you grew up in a home with constant screaming or yelling, your body remembers. You might startle easily. Or feel like sobbing when someone yells. How To Heal:

Emotionally reactive parents put us into fight or flight. This can cause: - issues expressing emotions - fawning (people pleasing) being the “easy” child - fear of conflict - hypervigilance: always on edge, thinking someone’s mad/upset. I hope this video helps you understand

Cyclone hooper Julius Michalik and Cyclone gymnast Libby Bell pose for a photo outside of Hilton Coliseum in 1994. #TBT #CyclONEnation

Thank you, Nicole Paseka Grundmeier, for a wonderful feature about our 𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 leader, ASHLEY MILES GREIG. 🌪️🤸‍♀️🌪️

My best and brightest professional moment of the year: Meeting and interviewing Rachael Denhollander. I am forever grateful. She made the world safer for all of us. fearlessbr.com/rachael-denhol…

Interview help request: I am looking for Iowa women who experienced extended health problems/complications after giving birth and lost their Medicaid coverage after 60 days postpartum. Please email me if you feel comfortable sharing a postpartum story: [email protected]

This is a day I’ve been waiting for for a long time. Wild salaries, lots of coach and athlete movement show that schools, donors & sponsors are finally paying for the true value of women’s gymnastics. It’s not going to be pretty but it’s a lesson in negotiation. Net positive.

When an athlete argues that abuse prevention measures like Safesport hamper potentially winning, that athlete has articulated two things: 1. Abuse might be needed to be a good athlete. 2. Winning is worth abuse. Pare back the words, look at the ideas. She was clear.

Wall Street Journal reporting what basically every parent knows - the demand for berries is virtually insatiable, particularly in the key under-4 demographic

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Old school: “Female gymnasts should peak at 16 because they likely have 1 shot at the Olympics.” New school: “Female gymnasts should pace at 16 because they may have 16 MORE years in elite and 4+ Olympics” Welcome to the future thanks to legends stomping out the myth 🙏

The first Iowa woman to win a gold medal (1972) didn’t need fancy eyewear, just a pair of cat-eye glasses. Jefferson, Iowa, rightly has a fabulous statue of her

A beautiful story of the trials and triumphs of breastfeeding & postpartum. Thank you for sharing Nicole Paseka Grundmeier. fearlessbr.com/essay-my-breas… via Business Record #MaternalHealth

And then there were FIVE again... The Midwest Newsroom is a full team once more. Nicole Paseka Grundmeier Kavahn Mansouri Daniel Wheaton krishusted and yours truly And we're growing! 1/2

Good read by Nicole Paseka Grundmeier with insight from the always brilliant @LinaMariaMuril6

St. Louis Public Radio With help from our partners at The Midwest Newsroom, we were also able to lightly compare the Jackson County Detention Center and Regional Correction Center to CJC. Many thanks to Nicole Paseka Grundmeier & Daniel Wheaton for their assistance in hunting down data & compiling graphics.

Number of Iowa school districts with 4-day weeks tripled in one year | Nicole Paseka Grundmeier The Midwest Newsroom iowapublicradio.org/education/2024…

I will be on Iowa Public Radio’s “River to River” today, speaking with Ben Kieffer about the trend of four-day school weeks in Iowa and beyond. Please tune in!

It's humid in these parts! What's your best guess for the state with the highest relative humidity so far in 2025?