Unsettled settlement and the opioid crisis critique
Deborah Thompson, a health and human services consultant, details years of seeking help for her missing husband amid the opioid settlement maze. She describes denial, policy barriers, and gaslighting by treatment centers and insurers, urging accountability for manufacturers who misled the public and fueled addiction. The piece argues for systemic healing over individual blame.
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Eborah Thompson
Thompson
Health and Human Services
United States
Am I Racist film review by Althea Cole sparks debate
Althea Cole critiques Matt Walsh produced film Am I Racist as a satirical documentary. She notes conservative viewers seek entertainment, not lecturing, and comments on Walsh's Iowa speech and audience reaction. The piece frames the documentary as exploring diversity and inclusion claims.
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Matt Walsh
The
Daily Wire
Walsh
University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
Dorman asks if competency still matters to Iowa voters
The piece argues GOP leadership has shifted from governing as a business to pursuing policy that harms Iowans. It cites five year waitlists for disability waivers, privatized Medicaid under Branstad Reynolds, low nursing home wages, new CMS care rules opposed by 15 governors, higher costs for AEA services, and district funding inequities impacting students and rural areas.
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Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS
Reynolds
Area Education Agency
AEA
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