Ruth Sheffield

Oct 30, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Bruce Lear |Laura Belin |Randy Evans |Ruth Sheffield

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]   Before malls became teen hang outs, there were drive-in theaters. In the 1970s, they attracted teens and were a place to dream about bench seat heaven with a date.

Oct 28, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Randy Evans |Ruth Sheffield |Gerald Ott |Rick Morain

Randy Evans is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa’s state and local governments. He can be reached at [email protected]. It’s a challenge, but not impossible, to find topics on which Republicans and Democrats share the same view these days. Here’s one: election day means we can all celebrate the end of those infernal television commercials.

Oct 27, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Gerald Ott |Rick Morain |Charles Bruner |Ruth Sheffield

Ruth Sheffield is a pseudonym for a native Midwesterner, public school educator, mother of three, and passionate defender of democracy for all. All elections are important. This election feels even more important. The stark contrast between the two presidential candidates and the closeness of the polls leaves many questions unanswered. If Donald Trump wins the election, he said he would be a dictator on “day one.” He said it. He means it. Are voters listening?

Aug 14, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin |Randy Evans |Ruth Sheffield |Gerald Ott

Miller-Meeks wants to save energy tax credits she voted against Wednesday, Aug 14 2024 2 Comments 0 New! U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is among eighteen House Republicans who asked Speaker Mike Johnson last week “to prioritize business and market certainty as you consider efforts that repeal or reform the Inflation Reduction Act.”Miller-Meeks was the only Iowan in the U.S. House to sign an August 6 letter, first reported by Politico’s E&E News.