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Immigrant rights urgent, protesters say, as raft of outrages animate 'No Kings' rally of thousands at Iowa State Capitol

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Council Bluffs Democrat Turek still in mix for U.S. Senate, decision coming soon

Council Bluffs State Rep.

Jun 4 •

We'll all be dead by 2030, credentialed forecast on artificial intelligence predicts

'Earth-born civilization has a glorious future ahead of it — but not with us'

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May 2025

What we are streaming. Memorial Day. Film update. Western Iowa University? — Nik and Doug's America, Episode 11

Iowa-California filmmaker Nik Heftman of “The Seven Times Produced by Nik Heftman” on Substack joins The Iowa Mercury for a full and robust Memorial Day…

May 25 •

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CelebrAsian in Des Moines

A recording from Douglas Burns's live video

May 24 •

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Competitive Senate, Iowa gubernatorial races demand full-state, rural-urban eyes, coverage

(The upfront ask: if you are not a paid subscriber consider graduating to the paid monthly plan through November 2026 so we can fulfill the mission of…

May 22 •

Iowans feel echoes of Harkin energy in early days of Sand's campaign

Democratic gubernatorial candidate wants to decentralize state government so more jobs can be in rural Iowa

May 18 •

Go big, Iowa governor candidates. Build a University of Western Iowa

In 2006, Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gregg Connell, then the mayor of Shenandoah and one of the more innovative and effective rural economic…

May 13 •

50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, an Iowa immigrant's arrival: Nik and Doug's America: Episode 10

The Iowa Mercury and The Seven Times broadcast a special episode of “Nik and Doug’s America” today as we interviewed my sister, Jane Nguyen, who just…

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People Over Profits!

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa —

May 5

'Sinners' movie experience with Dana James, Rachelle Chase (Part 2). Nik and Doug's America

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'Sinners' movie experience with Dana James, Rachelle Chase (Part 1). Nik and Doug's America.

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Black Iowa News

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