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Bleeding Heartland Saturday, Jul 17 2021 0 New! Bruce Lear: In several Iowa communities, conservatives have formed pressure groups, seeking to influence school curriculum and school board elections. After the 2020 election, the U.S. was forced to fight two raging viruses. COVID-19 killed more than 600,000 Americans and continues to plague the world. The “Big Lie” virus killed a once proud political party and continues to threaten our system of government. The COVID-19 virus continually mu...

Bleeding Heartland Monday, Jun 28 2021 0 New! Yes, it’s been a horrible, terrible, very bad year for public schools in Iowa. As usual, the Republican-controlled Iowa legislature underfunded schools. Also typical for them, they tried again to pass a voucher law to give public money to private schools.  When that didn’t work, they passed “vouchers lite”: a mostly unregulated, for-profit charter school law, that will no doubt siphon money from the already underfunded public system, and ...

Iowa’s 91 House and Senate Republican legislators want to outlaw classroom discussion of topics like racism and sexism (HF 802). Furthermore, Iowa’s GOP attempt (HF 222) to ban discussion of the slavery-oriented 1619 Project book reveals their pro-white bias. Republicans’ effort to sweep racism and sexism discussion under the rug will cause long-term negative repercussions. Steve Corbin Bruce Lear, retired Iowa teacher, contends when the Republicans prohibit “discussions of ...

Before I turned 64 in the middle of a mishandled pandemic, I thought being a tween might be the most awkward age. After all, when you’re 12, you’re not a teen and you’re not a child. It’s like you’re in some weird limbo and no one knows what to do with you. But now 64 brings a whole new meaning to awkward age. It’s true that when you fall, no one laughs; instead, everybody rushes to your side with one finger poised over the last digit of 911 in case you’ve broken a hip. Yet,...

As I read about the Iowa Republican attack on public schools, I cant help but remember a Bible verse I learned in Sunday school. Hosea 8:7 says, For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

ABOUT Columns are the opinion of the author, and include both facts and the individual’s personal perspective. Community members are encouraged to submit guest columns up to 600 words for consideration. Tue., December 29, 2020 Iowans observed a world turned upside-down in 2020 The Stars & Stripes is caught in tree branches after a severe storm as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds tours the storm damage at Marion Square Park in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Reynolds and Lt. Gov. ...