Tony Baranowski

Ian Roberts, Des Moines Superintendent, Had a Story Too Good to Be True Ian Roberts rose through the ranks of American education with talent, charm and a riveting back story. He was also hiding a shocking secret.

Ian Roberts spent most of his career in Des Moines urban school systems building a reputation as a hands-on administrator. After his arrest by ICE, residents are coming to terms with the fact that the man running g Iowa’s largest school district was not allowed to work in this country.

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.

But consider this...

Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.

Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

Trump: "We're gonna take some of that tariff money that we've made, we're gonna give it to our farmers who for a little while are going to be hurt until the tariffs kick in to their benefit."

This just in: Jon Stewart normally only hosts “The Daily Show” on Monday nights nowadays, but tonight he is returning to his longtime desk for one Thursday edition, Comedy Central says. His guest: Maria Ressa

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Longtime Wyoming newspaper executives to buy, reopen eight shuttered newspapers - WyoFile Overjoyed newsroom staff in communities across Wyoming are back on the job with pay after corporate closure laid off 30 employees.

BREAKING: Overjoyed newsroom staff in communities across Wyoming are back on the job with pay after corporate closure laid off 30 employees.

The revived newspapers are in Wheatland, Torrington, Evanston, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Lusk, Lyman and Guernsey.

there have been zero mass shootings in Washington, D.C. in the past 12 years. In Tampa, where Benny lives, there has been at least one mass shooting every year since 2022.

Bret Baier just happened to be dressed and in studio when Trump announced that we were bombing Iran.

I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.

Fascinating

Wow, Turner REALLY tried here.

Tim Lester's Iowa offense improved remarkably in 2024. What could be next in 2025? Many of Iowa's offensive metrics rose dramatically in 2024, but Tim Lester believes the Hawkeyes were never "even close to being able to truly take the gloves off offensively" in the first season with his Shanahan-style system.

Tim Lester’s Iowa offense showed remarkable improvement in 2024. What could be next in 2025?

Consultant warns of 'political interference' in Iowa State presidential search The Board of Regents will pay AGB, the firm hired to lead its search for a new president of Iowa State University, a fee equal to 25 percent of the annual base salary of the candidate hired to succeed...

Good story. Important story for those who care deeply about @iowastateu.bsky.social. From @vanessamiller12.bsky.social for @thegazette.com

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University of Iowa Health Care settles negligence lawsuits for $3.5M University of Iowa Health Care is paying a total of $3.5 million to settle two malpractice lawsuits — including one involving a 63-year-old Dubuque man who died in the operating room during a surgery ...

UIHC to pay $3.5M in settlements per a deal inked in '23 to have UIHC cover up to $6M/claim & $15M/yr. This yr, UIHC has paid $7.3M in settlements, none above $6M, meaning Iowa hasn't paid any UIHC settlements this year. Iowa paid $9.7M in UIHC claims in '23. www.thegazette.com/health-care-...

Protesters confronted federal agents during a law enforcement operation at a south Minneapolis restaurant earlier on Tuesday.

Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.

The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

Google Discover adds AI-generated bullet points to some news articles When I was scrolling through Google Discover this week, I noticed something new: AI-generated bullet points teasing or summing up some articles in the feed. The bullet-pointed articles appear somewha...

So far I've seen these on articles from the Wall Street Journal, Boston.com, and MarketWatch.

‘Clean Water,’ ‘Equity,’ ‘Microplastics’ and Other Words Banned in Leaked USDA Memo The agency has banned some key language from its vocabulary, including the words “clean water,” “affordable housing” and “microplastics.”

The ag lobby’s favorite phrase: “We all want [redacted]” @profsecchi.bsky.social @theswinerepublic.bsky.social @dcwiertny.bsky.social

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Tomorrow: Republicans in service to their DOGE masters will put forward a bill that will strip 182,000 Iowans of their healthcare under Medicaid.

#protectmedicaid

Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.

Gene Hackman was proud of the fact Richard Nixon put him on the "enemies" list and I think we can honor him and whatever joy his career has given you by living our lives in such a way that evil people know our names and think of us as enemies.

Five alarm fire.

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‘This was my dream job’: Cedar Rapids VA worker, USDA researcher among federal workers fired A Cedar Rapids VA worker who aided fellow veterans seeking care, and a former student employee of the year who conducted agricultural research for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Ames are among ...

A veteran in Iowa who was working with other veterans experiencing mental health conditions lost her job.

Because of Elon Musk.

Please speak up with Congress to tell them to stop Musk and provide veterans the mental health assistance they need.

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Iowa women’s wrestling at NCWWC Regionals: Live updates, results, analysis Iowa women’s wrestling’s quest for back-to-back national championships begins Saturday with NCWWC Regionals at Simpson College in Indianola. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for results and updates thro...

With Kennedy Blades' win in the final at 160, the #Hawkeyes have clinched all 10 individual titles in their regional.

An unsurprisingly dominant showing from Iowa today.

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200 million dollars of waste.

Dennis hopper and other supporting cast were the only good thing about that film. And I love Keanu. Even early Keanu. But that movie sucked.

Last night @60minutes.bsky.social opened an otherwise superb segment on Germany’s approach to online hate speech by saying “in the U.S., most of what’s said on online [social media] platforms is protected by the First Amendment.”
No.The First Amend protects us against GOVT infringements on speech.

@skonradbaranowski.bsky.social and I spent some time with the staff of the @grinnellcollege.bsky.social Scarlet and Black this afternoon to talk audience engagement. @thegazette.com

@tonyapb3.bsky.social and Sara Konrad Baranowski share their professional experiences with Grinnell College’s Scarlet & Black newspaper this afternoon.