Graceful Goods founder cites TikTok as key to Iowa shop growth
Maddix Stov ie of Graceful Goods discusses how TikTok helped his Iowa based lifestyle shop grow quickly. He notes a 14 percent rise in organic viewership and over 70 percent of customers come via TikTok. He warns a ban could cripple reach, sales, and national competition for Iowa small businesses. He thanks state Lt. Gov Cournoyer for support and urges lawmakers to secure a TikTok deal.
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Chris Cournoyer
Ashley Hinson
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Maddix Stevie
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USAID Death Sparks Outcry Over Global Aid Shift
A community letter decries the U S Agency for International Development as officially dead on July 1. It argues the move cedes soft power to China, ends disaster relief and medical aid, wastes U S food and medicine, and threatens rural hospitals and elder care at home while funds are redirected to prisons and away from Medicare Medicaid. The piece warns of increased suffering for children and the vulnerable as budgets shrink.
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China
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Aftermath of Capital Gazette massacre haunts observers seven years on
Tom Marquardt reflects on the 2018 Capital Gazette shootings in Annapolis, detailing enduring trauma among survivors, first responders, and communities. He recalls vivid, nongraphic memories, cites PTSD, and laments that after mass shootings society often moves on while emotional toll remains deep and lasting.
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Halting funds endangers Cedar Rapids students in column
Rita McCord argues that the Trump administration’s $6 billion federal education funding freeze harms Cedar Rapids Community School District students. She highlights Kids on Course University, English Language Learner services, and other programs fed by 21st Century Community Learning Center grants and warns of broader impacts on special education, after school programs, and mental health partnerships. She urges donations to the Zach Johnson Foundation and calls to contact Sen. Grassley, Sen. Ernst, and Rep. Hinson to demand immediate release of funds.
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Iowa State University Extension
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Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Ashley Hinson
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