A unique perspective on public affairs built on commentary, stories about real people, historical perspective, and subject matter that is deeply researched.
Where Fact and Fiction Merge Into One. Smart Thinking, Creativity, and Celebrating Being Bold, Ferocious, and Brave. An Independent Press in a Red State.
American Latina artist & writer from rural Iowa raising two Autistic sons in Türkiye. 🌿 Exploring identity & place and the sacred in travel. 💌 Subscribe for travel letters, creativity workbooks, art postcards + writing prompts. 🌿
It's about personal contact with nature, especially birds, native plants, and other wildlife in rural Iowa and farther afield. Whenever I can, I try to give nature a helping hand.
Black Iowa News is an independent news platform designed to highlight Black perspectives, showcase the Black community and amplify the voices of Black Iowans — online and in print.
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.
Denise O'Brien and Larry Harris, unique individuals who chose to remain in their place of birth to be organic farmers. The Harris/O'Brien partnership has lived by the philosophy that "the personal is political", a feminist movement phrase from the 1970s.
Environment: Everything in nature is connected, and humans are part of nature.
Recognizing this, Black Earth Institute draws attention to natural patterns and processes, to the ways that human activities impact them, and to the ways artists can articulate
The Iowa Podcasters' Collaborative is a group of podcasters in Iowa creating content related to news, culture, and more. It's a product of the success of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.