11 Apr 2019

Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Land and Sky" Returns with a New Three-Part Series

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 11, 2019) — Iowans can experience their state in new ways during Iowa Public Television's new three-part series, "Iowa Land and Sky". Leveraging the latest advancements in aerial-drone cinematography and interviews with experts, this limited-series brings viewers a unique bird's-eye perspective of the state's landforms, waterways, and towns from the Loess Hills in western Iowa to the Mississippi River on the state's eastern border.

11 Apr 2019

Pardoning Julian Assange Would be the First Step Back Toward Rule of Law

By Thomas L Knapp

On April 11, the ongoing saga of journalist and transparency activist Julian Assange took a dangerous turn.  Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, revoked his asylum in that country's London embassy.

09 Apr 2019

The Government is Hard at Work Keeping Tax-Preparation Complicated and Expensive

By Thomas L Knapp

"Congressional Democrats and Republicans," reports ProPublica, "are moving to permanently bar the IRS from creating a free electronic tax-filing system."

09 Apr 2019

Financial Tyranny: America Has Become a Pay-to-Play Exercise in Fascism

By John W Whitehead

If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat. If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet.   Don’t ask me what I want it for If you don’t want to pay some more ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman… And you’re working for no one but me. — George Harrison, “Taxman”

08 Apr 2019

Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful Announce 2019 Grant Awards

By Gerald F Schnepf

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2019) — Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2019 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. This is the second year Diamond Vogel agreed to expand the paint allocation to include Iowa's 70 state parks. 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of Iowa's state park system.

05 Apr 2019

The Gig Economy is What Yesterday's Socialists Said They Wanted. Why do Today's Socialists Hate it?

By Thomas L Knapp

A February Harris poll finds that 49.6% of Millennial and Generation Z Americans would "prefer living in a socialist country."

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), among other politicians, proclaim a message of "democratic socialism," evoking an ideology last ascendant in the early 1900s when Eugene Debs and Norman Thomas moved the needle in US elections.

05 Apr 2019

Napping Not Allowed: Ban on Sleeping in Cars Could Allow Police to Seize Car Occupants, Vehicles and Carry Out Warrantless Searches

By Rutherford Institute

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA (April 5, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute is sounding the alarm over a local Virginia ordinance that makes it illegal for people to sleep in their cars and subjects them to warrantless seizures and searches by police and a fine of $250.

05 Apr 2019

Architect Recognized for Public Service to Quad Cities

By Jessica Reinert

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 5, 2019) — Craig Shannon AIA, a member of the American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter (AIA Iowa), has been recognized as a participant in the AIA Iowa Citizen Architect Program by AIA Iowa for service to the Quad Cities area.

04 Apr 2019

Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center: “Clinton, Iowa’s Children’s Museum” Eggs-periments, Windy Day, and Egg-stravaganza

By Nikki McGinnis

04 Apr 2019

Iowa Public Television Announces 2019 Reading Road Trip

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — Iowa Public Television's Dan Wardell kicks off his thirteenth annual Reading Road Trip on Thursday, June 6. This summer, 29 lucky Iowa communities will receive a visit from Wardell, the popular host of the children's series KIDS Clubhouse Adventures. IPTV partners with librarians statewide to promote summer-reading each year.

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