Rural Routes is an exploration of power and creativity in all parts of Iowa, with an emphasis on how rural life fills this place. This publication is a branch of Progress Iowa.
Original news reporting, analysis and features by award-winning journalist Phoebe Wall Howard. Topics range from auto industry and politics to sailing and spotlight profiles with a Detroit perspective.
Thoughts on government transparency, politics and civic affairs written weekly -- and sometimes, weakly -- by a longtime advocate for government transparency.
"There's a Poem in That" gets real about life through the lens of a mental health poet. Together, we will talk about the parts of life that make us human — no matter how mundane, emotional, or abnormal.
This site highlights my running journey and fundraising for clean, accessible water for all. I have traveled to Tanzania for water projects and continue to raise money and awareness for water. "When creating a fire, so much depends upon the spark."
This opinion column examines news, events and experiences through a humanitarian and social justice lens, names the culprits and applauds the defenders of truth, democracy and human rights.
I write about people living close to the land who believe in community and the public good. Teacher, writer, wife, mom and gramma. Proud Iowa First Lady, candidate and USAID Advisor. A world traveler but an Iowan by birth and choice.
If Iowa had a group chat, this would be it.
Hosted by Julie Gammack, this Substack blends independent journalism, lively opinion, and unexpected voices from across the state. Think potluck, but with more insight and fewer Crock-Pots.
Author of "Vodka Diplomacy: Adventures and Lessons in the New Russia".
I leaped into the post-Soviet era, delirious with naïve optimism, a thirst for adventure, and a mission to make a difference. This is my story of what happened next.
A vision for a new economic patriotism. Let’s invent it, make it, & buy it in America. Pro-worker, pro-union, pro-family, pro-growth. Text me: (650) 999-9610
