Sofia DeMartino

Last Christmas, my grandmother told me over scrambled eggs and buttered toast about the phone calls she had been receiving. …

In the summer of 2023, I began the process of filming an interview series focused on people and organizations in …

For about 12 years, I was a Medicaid recipient in the state of Iowa. The program was a godsend; I …

Every month at the Human Services Campus in Southeast Cedar Rapids, a group of women assembles to talk about life, …

We are a people who believe in a more perfect union, and who believe its pursuit a worthy endeavor and a civic obligation.

Cedar Rapidian Briana Smallwood is known for many things — developing leaders, co-owning and operating Vivian’s Soul Food, and her …

As women have achieved more parity in education and the workplace and as family dynamics and structures have shifted, AAUW has provided a point of connection.

Something unusual is happening at Tire Trained gym in Marion. On the surface, things look typical. The first round of …

Few Iowa programs address the needs of older LGBTQ adults

The effects of obesity we don’t see — mental health and isolation

A new crop of gangly, awkward, inexperienced teenagers will become registered voters before the coming election. This bunch was 11 …

There is a shared identity among those who call Iowa home. Behaviors and traditions that when transplanted sometimes cause confusion …

In the most recent Iowa legislative session, a slew of disappointing bills were proposed. The would-be laws targeted a favorite …

The pandemic altered our lives, and there’s no going back

After a few years of red-faced diatribes at the school board and the Statehouse, parents horrified by their children learning …