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Political Voices: Cancer in Iowa: Turning Data into Action and Hope

Political Voices: Cancer in Iowa: Turning Data into Action and Hope

By: Senator Kara Warme Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors, coworkers, parents, and children.

Political Voices: An All-Iowa Problem, Requiring All-Iowa Solutions

Political Voices: An All-Iowa Problem, Requiring All-Iowa Solutions

By: Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner Recently, my colleague, Senator Catelin Drey, rose on the Senate floor to announce she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Catelin is an otherwise healthy woman in her 30s. Her predecessor, Senator Rocky De Witt, passed away in 2025 after a lengthy fight against

Soo Line: Time for a quiz about your presidential smarts (Because, by George, Presidents Day is Feb. 16)

Soo Line: Time for a quiz about your presidential smarts (Because, by George, Presidents Day is Feb. 16)

by Soo Greiman Think you still remember what you learned in school about U.S. presidents? Let’s find out. As a kid at Orange Elementary School, February meant learning about two of our favorite presidents — Abraham Lincoln and George Washington — whose birthdays fall just 10 days apart. Lincoln was

Wulf Roundup: Week 4: Survival of the fittest for legislation

Wulf Roundup: Week 4: Survival of the fittest for legislation

By Representative Derek Wulf With only two weeks until first funnel, the point at which a bill has to have made it through a committee to stay alive for the session, much legislation is being discussed to determine its fate. There are several key deadlines to legislative session in Iowa

Boys Basketball: Pirates Victorious in Overtime; Win 2 Of 3 Last Week

Boys Basketball: Pirates Victorious in Overtime; Win 2 Of 3 Last Week

By Kevin Yoder Photo credit: Oliver Thompson Sometimes, 32 minutes just isn’t enough. Saturday night the Hudson boy's basketball team ventured west to Eldora looking to avenge a 30-point defeat at the hands of the South Hardin Tigers from a year ago. The game was originally

Girls Basketball: Pirates Roll Through Four-Game Stretch Ahead of Postseason

By Siri Olsen The Hudson Pirate girls basketball team opened a four-game stretch on Tuesday, Feb. 3, traveling to Sumner to take on the Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars. The Pirates came out on a roll, as the Cougars struggled to keep pace with Hudson’s intense full-court press. Hudson

Hudson Boys Middle School Basketball Busy to Start February

Hudson Boys Middle School Basketball Busy to Start February

By Justin Michael Photo credit: Darla Michael The Hudson boys middle school basketball teams opened February with a full slate of games, beginning with a trip north on Groundhog Day to take on the Denver Cyclones. Both seventh- and eighth-grade teams were in action in a competitive night of