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Why I’m Raising My Children to See Beyond the Narrative
From Channel One to Total Silence I remember sitting in my middle school classroom following the 9/11 era, watching Channel One News. Even then, there was likely a layer of propaganda, but at least we were given a window into the world. Today? Our schools are often so preoccupied with being “politically correct” that our…
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The Propaganda Machine is Failing Us
I’m done. Actually, let’s be real, I checked out of the absolute circus that is mainstream cable news a long time ago. Whether it’s CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News, it’s painfully obvious they aren’t reporting the truth; they are just manufacturing a script. On my Next Gen page, we’ve talked about Robert Maxwell, the man…
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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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Why the “Billionaire Class” Wants Your Child’s Screen
Throughout my cancer journey, I started having visions and thoughts about the future so much so that I started writing about it. It eventually developed into a fictional, sci-fi, dystopian novel based on my medical trauma that is in the works… more to come on that later. 👀 But one of the things I’ve imagined…
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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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What Ron Paul’s 2002 Prediction Teaches Us About Today
Why weren’t the adults listening? 🚩 In 2002, I was 12. I was worried about middle school dances and Lip Smacker gloss. But while we were growing up, the foundation for the ‘Forever Wars’ and the economic shifts we’re living through now was being laid and one man was shouting into the void about it……
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Buying the Truth: The Maxwell Monopoly
If you’ve been following the headlines over the last few years, you know the name Maxwell. But long before Ghislaine Maxwell became a household name for all the wrong reasons, her father, Robert Maxwell, was quietly pulling the strings of a different empire: The American Public School System. As a Master Educator who spent nearly…
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From Cancer Survivor to Political Orphan: Why I’m Done with Party Loyalty
For years, I’ve carried a label that no longer fits. I’ve been a registered Democrat since 2008—a college kid inspired by the hope of the Obama era. I’ve never changed that registration, yet my ballot tells a different story. I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans, but today, I find myself in a lonely…
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