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From Farm Fields to Server Farms
Why I’m Sounding the Horn on Iowa’s Data Centers I remember when the drive from Adventureland back to my home in the suburbs was a “windows down” kind of trip. It was a beautiful stretch of back roads, open land, and those iconic Iowa farm fields that make you feel like you’re exactly where you…
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The Fourth Amendment Under Fire
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit the Iowa Capitol with my oldest daughter for her fifth-grade field trip. Watching her walk through those halls while she’s been deep-diving into the Bill of Rights really hit home. It’s one thing to read about the Amendments in a textbook; it’s another to see how they…
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Faith in the Crosshairs
There is a profound and painful irony unfolding across the Heartland. While the quiet, steepled icons of our rural communities are being shuttered, the vacuum is being filled by a loud, distorted version of “faith” that feels more like a campaign rally than a worship service. In Iowa, we are watching the heartbeat of our…
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Our Tax Dollars, Their Secrets
The $18 Million Cover-Up It’s hard to find the words when you realize exactly how your hard-earned money is being spent in Washington. As a mama, a taxpayer, and a proud Iowan, I’m used to hearing that there’s “no room in the budget.” We’re told there isn’t enough for our local public schools. There isn’t…
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4 Burning Questions for Ankeny’s 2026 Candidates
A Midwest Millennial Mama’s Take It’s no secret that things are heating up in Iowa politics, and right here in Ankeny, the 2026 elections are already taking shape. While the big headlines might be about the Governor’s race (and you know I’ve been busy supporting Zach Lahn!), the people representing us right here in Des…
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The Price of a War That Isn’t Ours
I remember exactly where I was as an adolescent when the “Forever Wars” began after 9/11. We were told it was about safety, about “weapons of mass destruction,” about protecting our way of life. Now, I look at my oldest daughter, who is an adolescent herself, and I feel a sickening sense of déjà vu.…
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘. 🇺🇸 I am sitting here looking at the news, and my heart is breaking. They are reporting that dozens of little girls, more than 100, were killed today when a school was hit during the strikes in Iran. This is nuts. As a mother and as a human being, this is unnecessary,…
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This Just Got Personal
Why an Executive Order on Glyphosate Hits Home for This Midwest Millennial Mama If you’ve been following the news, you might have seen headlines about President Trump’s recent executive order concerning glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. For many, it might seem like just another political maneuver, another piece of legislation in a long line…
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Where is the OUTRAGE?!
In England, the King is calling for his own brother’s prosecution. In Norway, the Princess is being stripped of support. 🌍 But in America? Our government is running cover for elite pedophiles until people like Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie force their hand. There is NO accountability for the ‘Epstein Class’ in the…
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Zach Lahn for Governor of Iowa
Putting my pain into purpose. 🎗️🙏🏻 My journey as a 2x cancer survivor has taught me that silence isn’t an option when our future is at stake. With Iowa facing the 2nd highest cancer rate in the nation, we can’t afford ‘politics as usual.’ We need a leader who has the guts to name the…
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