Tag: news
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Fields of Fear
Iowans speak out against immigration policy under new Trump Administration. When Shelby Schmitt woke up on the morning of Nov. 6, the first thing she did was check the election results from the night before. Instant fear washed over her as she read that Donald Trump had defeated Kamala Harris and been reelected president of…
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First NASCAR Cup Series in Newton: Everything you need to know about Iowa Speedway’s NASCAR weekend
Click here to read original article, please note the original piece may have since been updated, what’s written below is the original copy Parker wrote in June 2024. NEWTON, Iowa — NASCAR’s top drivers are in Iowa this weekend for the first Cup Series race at Newton’s Iowa Speedway. The three-day NASCAR weekend started Friday…
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Republican Civil War: What’s the future of the GOP?
The Grand Old Party has shifted dramatically since the days of Lincoln. What is the direction of the Republican Party going forward? On Wednesday, March 6, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley dropped out of the race after lackluster results on Super Tuesday. Haley only won the District of Columbia and Vermont. Donald Trump won the…
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Voters react to Biden vs. Trump rematch
President Joe Biden will take on former president Donald Trump in this year’s general election in a repeat of 2020. On March 6, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley dropped out of the race after a lackluster performance during Super Tuesday. Haley only won the District of Columbia and Vermont while Trump won the other 15…
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Nikki Haley rises in polls, voters react
Former South Carolina governor and current Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley continues to gain support among the Republican Party, especially those labeling themselves anti-Trump Republicans. According to Project FiveThirtyEight, a national bipartisan polling system owned by ABC News, Haley gained about three points after her performance in the third Republican primary debate held on Nov. 8.…
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A Tale of Two Sinking Ships
111 years after the tragic sinking of the Titanic that claimed more than 1500 lives, it is still making headlines and overshadowing other disasters including the deaths of hundreds more migrants in a shipwreck off the coast of Greece. On June 14, 2023 a ship designed for 500 passengers but carrying 750 capsized and sank…
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Young conservative voters split on Ron DeSantis as the Republican presidential nominee
The 2024 presidential election is ramping up, and all eyes are on the Republican Party as 12 candidates have officially thrown their hats into the ring to be the face of the party and challenge President Joe Biden for a spot in the Oval Office. A notable front runner is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who…
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Students and alumni possibly affected by third party data breach
In June, Drake University was alerted that its students and staff may have been affected by a data breach involving two of its service providers. The National Student Clearinghouse and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association discovered a vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software that was confirmed to have been breached by an unknown party.…
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Iowa Lawmakers Take Aim at the LGBTQ+ Community
In the 2000s, Iowa was seen as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community in the Midwest, but recent legislation looks to change that. Over 30 bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community were introduced this year between both the Iowa Senate and House. All the bills were sponsored by members of the Republican Party, who control…
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Alarming rise in methamphetamine usage connected to rise in poverty
Note from Parker: The headline for this article was chosen by my editor at the time against my wishes. I strongly believe this headline is misleading as you will soon read. I left it as it is in this post because that is what was originally published and still published as. While I am proud…