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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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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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The Simulation is Glitching: America in 2026
Two Shows, Two Screens, and a Whole Lot of “What is Happening?” 😵💫 Is it just me, or does tonight feel like we finally hit the peak of the simulation? I’m currently sitting here with two screens open, watching the world split in two. On one side, we have the NFL’s official show, a global,…
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Pain into Purpose: Protecting Iowa
After preschool pick-up today, I went and fought to protect Iowa’s air, land, and water. I didn’t change out of my “mama gear,” and I didn’t leave my survivor story at the door. I walked into the State Capitol because the health of our children shouldn’t be a “future” problem—it’s a right-now crisis. As I…
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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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Navigating the Digital Leap
There is a specific kind of “Millennial amnesia” we all share. We remember the freedom of riding bikes until the streetlights came on, but we forget that our parents had absolutely no way to reach us. Recently, my household hit a major milestone: My oldest daughter officially got a phone. It wasn’t a shiny new…
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The Monster in the Room
There is a specific kind of “quiet” that comes after cancer treatment, but it isn’t always peaceful. For many, it feels like living with a monster lurking just over your shoulder, silent but present, waiting for the right moment to step back into the light. Most people in their thirties are planning their next decade.…
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Real Life vs. The Noise
Cancer gives you a vision the world tries to take away. 🕊️🎗️ While I was fighting for my life, my world got very small, very fast. When you’re staring at a hospital ceiling, you don’t care about the viral outrage of the day. You don’t care about political propaganda or the “scandal” in another state.…
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Behind the Locked Doors
Right now, 15,000 nurses in New York City are on the picket lines. While the headlines talk about wages and benefits, there is a deeper, more chilling demand at the heart of this strike: Workplace safety and violence protections. For anyone who hasn’t lived in a hospital for weeks at a time, this might sound…
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