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By Mary Weaver PRO Iowa 24, Progressive Rural Optimists is a representative group from the five counties in south and western central Iowa. The counties include Guthrie, Greene, Boone, with portions of northern Dallas County, and western Story County. The initial group came together in March of 2023, but morphed into a Political Action Committee […]

By Mary Weaver Mary Weaver Women Constituency Caucus Chair is pictured with Nicole Loew, R.N., at the RECLAIM IOWA DISTRICT 3 WORKSHOP, in Waukee, Iowa. Let me tell you about her…… Nicole is a nurse researcher, rural woman, mother of three, and wife of former US Air Force Captain. She lives near Chariton, Iowa and

By Mary Weaver Tim Lane, great great nephew of Carrie Chapman Catt is pictured here at the entry of the childhood home and museum The Iowa Democratic Women’s Political Caucus has been invited to become docents at the Carrie Lane Chapman Catt childhood home and museum. I received beginning orientation to her home earlier this

Sue Richardson from Jefferson, Iowa is sharing a story about the impact of voter suppression. The decrease of available times did not thwart her voting determination. Read her story of her time and her personal financial cost to vote in the November 2022 election. On Tuesday, October 18, I went to the Greene County Courthouse

The Iowa Democratic Party Women’s Constituency Caucus hosted Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) chair Rita Hart for a Q& A session on Thursday, April 27, at 8 pm. Hart fielded questions from the board and from the nearly fifty attendees about how the IDP plans to address issues of specific concern to women and what we

It was our family’s privilege to meet and know Admiral Michael Franken when he ran for the Senate representing Iowa. It is with sadness and continued reluctance that I removed the bumper sticker from one of our vehicles this past week. This writer thought the many of you who met and assisted with his campaign

My name is Tim Winter and I am a small farmer in Boone County, Iowa. My family and I decided to attend the Rally to Resist on Sunday, March 5 at the State Capitol in Des Moines. There were at least 2000 people who attended the rally which lasted over an hour. There were speakers

This is an interview with Anna Olson originally from Boone, Iowa. She is now a political science and journalism senior at Iowa State University. She grew up in Boone and was known by many school administrators for her sparkly clothes and loud personality. She competed in dance from age 3-18. She states, “I gained confidence