Project Better Together in Johnson County urges united Thanksgiving
In a guest column the Johnson County Project Better Together team led by Mark Nolte calls for unity amid pandemic, derecho recovery, and racial injustice. The piece urges masking, minimal indoor gatherings, local support for health care workers, educators, and small businesses, and creative outdoor celebrations. It names Kim Casko, Nancy Bird, Josh Schamberger, Kate Moreland, and Nolte as project leaders.
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Johnson County
Iowa
Project
Better Together
Mark Nolte
Iowa City Area Development Group
Kim Casko
Iowa City Area Business Partnership
Nancy Bird
Iowa City
Josh Schamberger
Think Iowa City
Kate Moreland
Culver critiques and 2022 Democratic messaging in Iowa analysis
Former governor Culver reflects on past races and current Iowa politics. He argues Democrats must offer rural voters a sharper message about care for rural Iowa and criticizes current leadership under Gov. Reynolds amid a pandemic surge. The piece cites Hubbell and Greenfield campaign histories and notes numbers on deaths and mask guidance.
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Fred Hubbell
Theresa Greenfield
U.S. Senate
Greenfield
Congress
Culver
Vilsack
Harkin
U.S
Dick Clark
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Chet
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
Political divisions shape remote tech work debate
The piece argues federal limits on private sector political beliefs are unnecessary and that decentralizing tech work to remote bases like San Francisco or Des Moines reshapes political influence. It cites studies and figures on urbanization, open to relocation, and the link between cosmopolitan tech workers and liberal tendencies, with a cautious note on actual impact.
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San Francisco
Dorsey
Ernst
Donald Trump
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Des Moines
Will Wilkinson
Nis
Kanen Center
Wilkinson
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Stanford University
Facebook
Twitter
America
Iowa plan to fix policing faces questions of depth
Guest columnists Arthur Rizer and Casey Witte argue Iowa’s reforms, including banning chokeholds and potential racial profiling laws, mark progress but stress the Legislature must adopt a long term, data driven, and rights preserving agenda. They urge careful data collection, civil action remedies, and alternatives to arrest to reduce bias and improve public safety.
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George Floyd
Philando Castile
Tamir Rice
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Iowa Supreme Court
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