20 Jan 2020

Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest Winners

By Bill Jackson

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (January 20, 2020) — Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) announced the winners of the 10th Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa's natural and environmental beauty. KIB wants to learn what resonates with Iowans based on the photographs they share through this annual photography contest.

20 Jan 2020

Executive Power: Alan Dershowitz's Imagination Versus the Constitution

By Thomas L Knapp

"The Constitution," Alan Dershowitz claims, "allocates to the president sole authority over foreign policy (short of declaring war or signing a treaty)." Dershowitz makes that claim by way of defending US president Donald Trump against conviction in the Senate on two articles of impeachment.

17 Jan 2020

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Seeks Graphic Artists for 2020 National Park Residency

By Adam Prato

WEST BRANCH, IOWA (January 17, 2020) — Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is seeking an artist for the national park’s 2020 Artist-in-Residence Program. This year, the park is looking for a graphic artist or designer to create digital content — posters, illustrations, or infographics — that can used in online or print-media. 

16 Jan 2020

A Loophole for the Lawless: "Qualified Immunity" Must Go

By Thomas L Knapp

On August 11, 2014, officers from the Caldwell, Idaho Police Department asked for Shaniz West's permission to enter and search her home. They were looking for her ex-boyfriend. West authorized the search and handed over her keys.

16 Jan 2020

Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities, and The Second Amendment

By John W Whitehead

“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” — The Second Amendment to the US Constitution

15 Jan 2020

Iowa PBS Presents Conversation with Pete Buttigieg January 18 at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (January 15, 2020) — IPTV Presents Conversations with Presidential Candidates Hosted by DMACC continues Saturday, January 18 at 11:45AM at the Building 6 auditorium at DMACC's Ankeny campus with Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

15 Jan 2020

Moline Foundation Scholarships Available: Deadline 15 February 2020

By Susan Zelnio

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 15, 2020) — The Moline Foundation is one month away from the 2020 scholarship deadline.

"The streamlined 2020 application process allows students the ability to apply for multiple scholarships, utilizing one comprehensive essay," commented Paul Plagenz, President/CEO of The Moline Foundation.

The simlified application form requires:

14 Jan 2020

Two-and-a-Half Cheers for Elizabeth Warren's Student Debt Plan

By Thomas L Knapp

On January 14, Senator Elizabeth Warren released a "Plan to Cancel Student Debt on Day One of My Presidency." Warren would use the US Department of Education’s "broad legal authority" to cancel up to $50,000 of debt on behalf of up to 42 million borrowers.

13 Jan 2020

It's Not Just Trump Supporters: Politics is a Pile of Shared Psychoses

By Thomas L Knapp

Dr Bandy Lee, a psychiatrist affiliated with Yale University, posits a "'shared psychosis' among just about all of Donald Trump's followers." Her claim came in the context of a discussion of Alan Dershowitz's use of the word "perfect" to describe his sex life, mirroring Trump's use of that word regarding a well-known phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

10 Jan 2020

Iowa Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice David Wiggins to Retire

By Iowa Judicial Branch

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 10, 2020) — Iowa Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice David Wiggins, West Des Moines, has announced his retirement effective March 13, 2020. Acting Chief Justice Wiggins was appointed to the court in 2003. His complete biography is on the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/supreme-court/justices/david-wiggins/.

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