Another young life lost to suicide, due in part to the taunts of bullies who allegedly started sending death threats to a gay teen.
Dolph Pulliam and The Governor of Iowa: Two Good Men
March 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
Jamie Reidy comments on the story of Dolph Pulliam, the first African-American television broadcaster in Iowa.
“By the Iowa Sea” by Joe Blair
March 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
A pipefitter with four kids, one who is profoundly autistic, talks about his remarkable new memoir.
Beer and Water for 40 Days
April 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
Easter Sunday meant J. Wilson was finally allowed to ingest something other than beer and water. Cheers?
The Enduring Face of a Small Town
April 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Photographer Peter Feldstein compiled this portrait of Oxford, Iowa, pop. 693, in 1984. He returned 20 years later and, with the help of journalist Stephen Bloom, turned the town’s stories into a book.
Boys Who Won’t Fight Girls: Gentlemanly or Sexist?
February 18, 2011 By 41 Comments
Cassy Herkelman is one of the first girls to ever qualify for the Iowa State wrestling tournament. Why did her male opponent forfeit the match?
Your Inspirational Videos of the Day
February 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In honor of Hawaii legalizing same-sex civil unions, watch an Iowa grandma and a Mormon mother defend gay marriage.
Ding, Dong, Iowa’s Anti-Gay Religious Conscience Protection Act Is Dead
February 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
Rejoice!
A Modern-Day Jim Crow for Gays
February 10, 2011 By 4 Comments
In a face-palm moment for equality, a new bill up for vote in Iowa would allow businesses to refuse jobs, housing, goods, and services to same-sex couples.
We Need This Civil-Union-Defending 19-Year-Old Iowan in Public Office
February 2, 2011 By 4 Comments
“We’re Iowans. We don’t expect anyone to solve our problems for us. We’ll fight our own battles. We just hope for equal and fair treatment from our government.”
Vocalyze
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.