Attacks on PBS NPR and museums spark un-American label
Alyssa Rosenberg details Trump administration efforts to defund Public Broadcasting and other cultural institutions. She notes how labeling PBS NPR anti-American widens divides as Congress weighs cutting grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Smithsonian programs. The piece cites Rusell Vought and executive orders targeting funding and a National Garden of American Heroes. It argues such moves threaten cultural dialogue, national memory, and access for communities nationwide, including specific locales and programs.
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America
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Granite Falls
Minn
Ken Burns
Sarah Botstein
David Schmidt
South Dakota
Utah
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National History Day
Washington
Smithsonian
American Women’s History Museum
Burns
Hawkeye Wave honors families at Stead Hospital during games
Community letter praises the Hawkeye Wave at Iowa Hawkeyes home games to support Stead Family Children’s Hospital families. The author condemns immigration deportations affecting a mother and children, including a four year old with Stage 4 cancer, urging elected officials to speak out against cruelty and silence.
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University of Iowa Stead Children’s Family Hospital
Hawkeye
Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Iowa
Vlad the war, Trump posts stop Ukraine assault
Leonard Greene discusses President Trump and Vladimir Putin in a critical view of social media appeals to end Russia's attack on Ukraine. The piece notes Kyiv casualties, 18 strikes on the capital, and compares Trump’s rhetoric to historical dictators while urging broader domestic action.
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