Iowa's Obedience Not Faith but Fear and Policy Fallout
Iowa editorialist argues state policies criminalizing gender affirming care fuel fear and hostility. He cites anxiety, healthcare disruption, and threats to LGBTQ rights as universities, cities, and businesses adjust to uncertain laws, urging proactive, inclusive action rather than panic.
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Iowa
Sesha
Iowa State University
Jordan Selha
Minnesota
Selha
Armando Valladares
More must be done to counter foreign threats says Iowa column
Guest columnist John Hendrickson argues China poses risks to Iowa agriculture and national security, citing visa fraud cases and agroterrorism fears. He notes state actions in Iowa and elsewhere, including bans on Chinese tech apps, foreign land ownership rules, and efforts to secure supply chains and critical infrastructure. He urges broader policy, divestment, and strengthened protections nationwide.
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Epoch Times
University of Michigan
United States
Fusarium Graminearum
U.S
Chinese Communist Party
Kash Patel
FBI
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
John Moolenaar
R-Mich
House
Select Committee
Ukraine
China
Asia
Nebraska
CCP
Gov. Reynolds
Donald Trump
Iowa schools face clinician shortages amid culture wars and funding gaps
Guest column by Emily Donovan, a longtime Iowa school social worker and licensed behavior analyst, argues that behavioral health staff shortages, underfunding, and hostile policies threaten student mental health and education. She links cuts to larger class sizes, reduced counseling, and punitive responses, urging ballot-box leadership, loan forgiveness, shared services, and improved work conditions to stabilize schools.
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Iowa
Emily Donovan
State of
Preferra
Nasw-Iowa
Iowa School Social Worker Association
University of Iowa
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