Archive - The Iowa Mercury

An adolescent imagination out-runs investigation, facts a week into Trump's second act

All the brain-draining anxiety and fleeting, but seemingly so monumental grievances and slights and recriminations of human life, fall into proper…

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Prominent advocate for women in military 'profoundly disappointed' in Ernst's Hegseth vote, but will continue to support the Iowa senator

By MERLE WILBERDING

Jan 28

A Vietnam veteran, concerned for the Republic as Trump takes office, pens a Letter from Iowa to his children, family

Jan 26

What President Jimmy Carter taught my late father — and me — about 'they say' sourcing in journalism

The conversation came rushing back to me sometime between the Carter grandchildren's heart-tugging memories and Andrew Young's magisterial closing…

Jan 12 •

Inspired Iowa filmmaking ambassadors take 'Negro Artist' documentary to Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit — and more

As the credits rolled on Iowa filmmaker Nik Heftman's documentary in the iconic Regal LA Live theater in downtown Los Angeles audience members stopped…

Jan 5 •

December 2024

The urgent fight for a shared reality in Ames, Iowa

The brilliant American author Neal Stephenson, an Ames (Iowa) High School alum, sees the slipping national grip on a shared reality as a grave threat to…

Dec 30, 2024 •

'Yellowstone' most anti-adoption TV series in history

A MAGA hit is actually a Trojan horse for abortion rights

Dec 21, 2024 •

The last bastion of collective reality — and your role in saving it

Community newspapers are the last bastion of collective reality.

Dec 18, 2024 •

The Thumbs Of Justice

CEO shooting shows how scales of justice have long been smashed and replaced with pounding and pecking of instant-take social media judge-and-jurying of…

Dec 17, 2024 •

‘Denny O’Grady was one of my heroes,’ small-town newspaper publisher says of beloved late Carroll, Iowa sports editor

CARROLL, Iowa —

Dec 10, 2024 •

Call Me Papergirl

Reflections on life in the pages of newspapers

Dec 5, 2024

Advance and amplify an inspiring Iowa documentary, 'The Negro Artist,' on Giving Tuesday as it breaks out nationally

Here’s a project that deserves your consideration on Giving Tuesday:

Dec 3, 2024

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