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Competing Iowa poll results / Overdose deaths among Blacks, Native Americans / Cannabis legalization / Election night expectations
Read about two Iowa polls with opposite results; overdose rates growing for Blacks and Native Americans; and cannabis legalization on the ballot.
Wichtendahl seeks to become Iowa’s first-ever openly transgender state-level elected official
HIAWATHA – Aime Wichtendahl was only about five years old, but she could not stop worrying about her single aunt living alone in her apartment. “She would make herself sick, literally sick, from worry,” recalls Aime’s younger sister, Sara. “She cared so much about...
News & Features
Clock Inc. seeks teams, individual players for kickball tournament
ROCK ISLAND -- Clock Inc. LGBT Community Center is seeking teams to sign up for its 2nd Annual Kickball Tournament this weekend. Teams of eight or nine players can sign up, with a fee of $10 per player. Proceeds benefit Clock Inc. The tournament will take place at...
Drag N’ Paint in Peoria brings creative twist to paint party trend
Drag N ‘ Paint brings a new twist to paint parties and offers a Peoria Proud brunch edition Sunday.
Opinion
For the late-blooming love of RuPaul’s Drag Race
CW: The following article makes a brief mention of SA, racism, and transphobia. A love for RuPaul’s Drag Race is often assumed to exist within every gay man. I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked to name my favorite queen or most adored lip sync. For so...
Hard truths: Russia’s invasion and our own strong-arm history
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces the U.S. to acknowledge and evolve from its own international bullying history.
