HeyJaredRoots & Revolution by Amber Gustafson
First to go to college, last one to leave the farm; a life shaped by tragedy and loss but also tremendous opportunity and luck, I now look back to reckon with the challenges my parents faced while navigating a life very different from the one they led.
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Want to be a Stay At Home Parent? Here there be monsters. And crab cakes. (opens the original)
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“I spent my life caring for kids. Twenty years of laundry, doctor’s appointments, dirty diapers and boredom. I don’t have any education, job skills or retirement savings and I feel like everything I did was invisible.” Post on ThreadsMaybe this post on Threads was engagement farming, meant to evoke a strong emotional reaction. If that was the purpose, it worked. Thousands of comments telling the woman who posted this that her work mattered and was valued ensued. And they are right. It should go
MEN are Ruining Women’s Sports (opens the original)
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It should be the dawn of a golden age for women’s sports. But men are ruining it.They are pushing their way into our private spaces, stepping uninvited onto our courts, using violence against us to sell products and trying to injure and humiliate us to push a petty agenda. They are even spending millions to pass laws to require our little girls to have their genitals inspected.Of course none of that is new. What is new is in whose name it’s being carried out. Our own.<a href="https://www.lwv.org
Multi-Level Marketing and Serious Mental Illness: A Recipe for Tragedy (opens the original)
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A Boston-area mother stands accused of strangling her three small children to death in 2023 and attempting to end her own life. Lindsay Clancy’s trial has entered it’s third week where the court is attempting to determine her level of culpability in the deaths of Cora, 5; Dawson, 3 and Callan, 8 months. Her defense team has offered strong evidence for an extreme case of postpartum psychosis and/or bi
Do Iowa Schools Have $66 Million in Unpaid Lunch Debt? (opens the original)
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I must begin this post with a disclaimer. I was a 4-H kid so I am deeply biased in favor of this nearly 125 year old organization and it’s “parent” Extension and Outreach. It is hard to believe anything could entice kids away from cartoons and the swimming pool in the summer but I spent most of my Julys practicing making bread, refinishing antiques, working in my garden and practicing showing my livestock just to prepare for the county fair — and I loved every minute of it. The Adair County Fair
The Cancer Survivor Standing Up for Clean Water (opens the original)
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Molly Buck, candidate for Iowa House District 41 (North Ankeny) was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said going through chemo and radiation appointments alone made her determined to speak up about Iowa’s water crisis. Molly is a great friend, an outstanding Ankeny teacher and a compassionate listener.… Read more
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