DES MOINES, IOWA (February 12, 2020) — The Robert D and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has named Iowans Mary and Kirk Ferentz as the 2020 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award recipients.

Mary and Kirk will accept the award on April 17, 2020 at The Ray Center's All-Star Evening in West Des Moines. An All-Star Evening is presented by Hy-Vee and benefits The Ray Center's programs, including CHARACTER COUNTS!

“We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” — Benjamin Franklin

On January 15, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. According to the US Constitution, that makes the ERA part of "the supreme law of the land."

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 11, 2020) — Leon Bridges, Of Monsters and Men, Tyler Childers, KALEO, Old Crow Medicine Show, Khruangbin, Tanya Tucker, Wallows, and more have been announced to perform at the Hinterland Music Festival on Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles, Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 10, 2020) — Emerge Iowa, the state’s premier organization that recruits, trains, and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office, will host the Emerge Iowa DAWN Awards on Sunday, 2-5PM, March 8, 2020, at the Holiday Inn Downtown Mercy Campus in Des Moines.

In early 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump pronounced himself "neutral" in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. He also expressed pessimism that a deal between the two sides was even possible: "I have friends of mine that are tremendous business-people, that are really great negotiators, [and] they say it's not doable."

WASHINGTON DC (February 7, 2020)  — Taking a stand for environmental justice for minority communities that have historically borne the brunt of the damaging effects of corporate development, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to affirm a lower court ruling that halted construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on a pat

Nicholas Sarwark is father to four pre-teen children. In his response to the State of the Union, delivered on behalf of the Libertarian Party (which he serves as national chair), he mentions that each of them are in debt to the tune of $70,633. "Not because we gave them credit cards to go buy cars," he explains, but "because politicians in Washington have a credit card called the national debt."

JOHNSTON, IOWA (February 6, 2020) — Iowa PBS announced that it is now streaming live on YouTube TV starting today. Dedicated live channels for Iowa PBS's primary channel and Iowa PBS KIDS .2, as well as on-demand programming, are now available to YouTube TV subscribers, expanding PBS's digital footprint and offering viewers additional ways to stream local Iowa PBS and national PBS content.

“The brutal reality is that a predator doesn’t have to be in the same room, building, or even country to abuse a child. And that’s what they’re doing — subjecting children to psychological and sexual abuse.” — “I’m a 37-Year-Old Mom & I Spent Seven Days Online as an 11-Year-Old Girl. Here’s What I Learned,” Medium

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