Steve King was defeated in a shocking Republican primary Tuesday, bringing an end to the career of one of Washington’s most vocal bigots. Former Iowa state Sen. Randy Feenstra defeated King to earn the GOP nomination for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. Feenstra will face … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Painter, Grant Wood
Photo from Cedar Rapids Museum of Art February 14, 1891 -Grant Wood: "All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow." Grant Wood's work is quintessential 20th century American Art, and now we know there has always been a gay twist to his … [Read more...]
#LGBTQ: Iowa State Capitol First to Fly Trans Flag for Transgender Day of Remembrance
Iowa Safe Schools made history and flew the transgender pride flag at the Iowa State Capitol Building for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Nate Monson, the executive director of Iowa Safe Schools, … [Read more...]
#Breaking: Iowa’s longest-Serving Republican Lawmaker Dumps GOP Because Trump
Andy McKean, photo CNN screen-grab Iowa's longest-serving Republican legislator, Andy McKean, ditched the GOP on Tuesday as he offered a searing renunciation of Trump, saying he could no longer support POTUS because of his "unacceptable behavior". At a press conference on … [Read more...]
#HelloDolly: Iowa Man Spent His Life Carving 81 Life-Size Dolls
The dolls' mysterious maker, the plainly named, Robert Smith, was a farmer from Battle Creek, Iowa. Born in 1916, he died in 2002. Both his wife and daughter are dead and Smith left no heirs and no immediate family besides the 81 wooden women he liked to call his “Firewood … [Read more...]
#LGBT: Ted Cruz Blasts Marriage Equality & Trans Issues. Again. “We’re Losing Who We Are”
Yes, you think Donald Trump is bad, and then you look and his closest rival and see the repugnant Ted Cruz and hear the things coming out of his mouth. The GOP POTUS candidate just ended a tour of Iowa with more comments against marriage equality and transgender-inclusive … [Read more...]
Iowa Knocks Out NOM
The citizens of Iowa have just kicked The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to the curbside. NOM has been funneling out-of-state campaign cash to the tune of $86,000 for tv and radio ads to the local Republican anti- … [Read more...]
Too Soon?
“She has her head screwed on straight," says Iowa man Harlan Muth about the woman creating a dangerous driving hazard on his rear windshield. "Some of the others ought to take lessons from her." ([Read more...]
