ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS (July 26, 2019) — State Representative Tony McCombie is partnering with The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce, The City of Rock Falls, and Goodwill to host a free community ‘shred and donation event’ on Saturday, August 10, 9-11AM, at 603 W 10th Street in the City of Rock Falls Police parking lot.

On July 23, the US House of Representatives passed (the vote went 398-17, with five voting "present") a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. The resolution was an outrageous condemnation of the freely-chosen economic actions of millions of Americans.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (July 26, 2019) The Cedar Rapids, Iowa Branch of the NAACP will host their 77th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the IBEW/Miller Hall, 1211 Wiley Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. The banquet will begin with a reception at 5:30PM, followed by dinner and awards, 6-8PM. The theme for this year’s banquet is "WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN", consistent with the NAACP’s mission to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equali

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 25, 2019) — Share the Fair with Iowa Public Television to be a part of IPTV's coverage of the 2019 Iowa State Fair! For 49 years, IPTV has brought Fair highlights statewide and will once again provide extensive coverage on-air and online. Join the conversation on social media using #IPTVFair19.

Multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein stands accused of sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex. On July 18, US District Court judge Richard Berman denied bail, ordering that Epstein be confined until trial. The US Constitution's Eighth Amendment is short and sweet: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

“But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around — they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don’t recognize them for what they are until it’s too late.” ― Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

DES MOINES, IOWAA (July 23, 2019) — The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation and Cookies Food Products are pleased to present Kelsey Bumsted of Solon as an Iowan of the Day for the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

DES MOINES, IOWA (07/23/2019) — The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation and Cookies Food Products are pleased to present Mary Kimberly Rueter of DeWitt as an Iowan of the Day for the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

The controversy around President Donald Trump's recent tweets targeting "The Squad" — four Democratic members of Congress who are all women, all people "of color," and all of whom Trump seems to think aren't "from America" (one came from Somalia as a young woman and became a US citizen at 17; the rest are "natural born" US citizens) — largely centers around perceptions of his personal bigotry.

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