Emily Bredthauer

Oct 24, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin |Linda Schreiber |Bruce Lear |Emily Bredthauer

Kevin Virgil made waves in August when he urged supporters of his GOP primary campaign to vote for Democrat Ryan Melton in Iowa’s fourth Congressional district. But when the conservative Republican cast his own general election ballot, he wrote in his own name for Congress. Virgil had called on voters to shock the Republican establishment by supporting Donald Trump for president and Melton in the IA-04 race.

Oct 24, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Linda Schreiber |Bruce Lear |Emily Bredthauer |Jason Benell

Linda Schreiber is a member of the League of Women Voters of Johnson County. Amending the Iowa Constitution is a long process. State lawmakers must approve identical language in two consecutive separately elected legislatures before a proposed amendment goes on a statewide ballot. This November, in addition to electing candidates for federal, state, and county offices, Iowans will consider two proposed state constitutional amendments: on Voting Age and Citizenship, and on Gubernatorial Succession.

Oct 24, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Bruce Lear |Emily Bredthauer |Jason Benell |Bill Bumgarner

Bruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa’s public schools for 38 years. He taught for eleven years and represented educators as an Iowa State Education Association regional director for 27 years until retiring. He can be reached at [email protected]   If you’ve had the privilege of walking with a four-year-old, you’ll understand what pure wonder looks like. Their eyes dilate as they purse their lips. They touch the newfound object with loving care.

Oct 23, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Jason Benell |Bill Bumgarner |Laura Belin |Emily Bredthauer

Late September wildflowers at Cordova Park Wednesday, Oct 23 2024 0 Comments Nature nerd Emily Bredthauer took the pictures enclosed below at Cordova Park on September 22, 2024. Cordova Park is a 1,050 acre area comprised of woodland, prairie, and bluffs overlooking Lake Red Rock in Marion County. Lake Red Rock was built in the 1960s as a flood control project on the Des Moines River. The namesake of Cordova comes from the small town that occupied the area from 1887-1962.

Feb 18, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin |Bruce Lear |Emily Bredthauer |Jason Benell

The Iowa Board of Medicine has unanimously approved a new version of administrative rules related to a near-total abortion ban Republicans hope to enforce in the future. The law, known as House File 732, is currently enjoined under a Polk County District Court order, which the state has appealed. If the Iowa Supreme Court eventually allows the ban to go into effect, the administrative rules would provide some guidance to physicians on how to approach the law’s (mostly unworkable) exceptions.