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Ty Rushing

Des Moines

Writer at Freelance

From KCK to Iowa's 🌽. I ❤️ coffee, Batman, TMNT, Star Wars, rap, tacos & sneakers. I write stuff. Journalist, Teacher, Filmmaker, President @IABJOfficial

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  • Learning to love all of myself, man boobs and all

    Jan 8, 2025 | tyrushing.substack.com | Ty Rushing

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  • It’s my anniversary

    Nov 13, 2024 | tyrushing.substack.com | Ty Rushing

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  • Who says you can’t go home?

    Oct 16, 2024 | tyrushing.substack.com | Julie Gammack |Ty Rushing

    Ty Rushing sits at his desk in the former Newton Daily News office on Oct. 22, 2013. I still remember the silence on the phone after I asked, “How many high schools does Newton have?” It was only a few seconds, but it felt like forever before someone on the other line went, “Uhhhh. One.”That call was my formal introduction to Newton and small-town Iowa in general.

  • Adventures in Archer, Iowa

    Oct 2, 2024 | tyrushing.substack.com | Julie Gammack |Ty Rushing

    A photo of a February 2016 Archer City Council meeting. The lady in red at the center of the image is the late Esther Meyer. Photo by Ty RushingSomething no journalism school in the country adequately prepares you for is how many older people you befriend while doing your job and the grief that comes with eventually losing them.

  • Why the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat is special

    Sep 18, 2024 | tyrushing.substack.com | Julie Gammack |Ty Rushing

    For the first time in its existence, I will be missing the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat when it begins on Sept. 22. The event I affectionately dubbed  “Summer camp for word nerds” is the brainchild of the ever-busy Julie Gammack, and I’ve been part of it since day one. Julie Gammack and Ty Rushing. Photo by Ty RushingIf you have never been or heard of it, the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat is exactly what it sounds like.

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11 Apr 25

RT @SECNetwork: 2008 was the year of Candace Parker 🏆🔥 https://t.co/f4XpcFruTh

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11 Apr 25

RT @knoxben1: Greatest mixtape Jim Johnston ever dropped https://t.co/xTYaV6nMeW

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10 Apr 25

Justice for Fall Guy

Matthew Belloni
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It’s official: Stunt performers are getting their own Oscar, starting with 2028 show. Very hard faught win for stunt community and will add more blockbusters to the telecast… https://t.co/GHBKqqjaOC