2+ week, 3+ day ago  (106+ words) William Bernhardt Zoom Link His newest book is scheduled for release in late April and is available for preorders now. Call your local bookstore. When he's not writing, William is dedicated to helping fellow writers through his workshops, including his…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (335+ words) Roxanne Conlin Zoom Link Today, March 9, our guest is one of Iowa's most respected attorneys and public voices. Roxanne Conlin has spent decades at the center of major legal battles in Iowa and across the country. She is a former…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (752+ words) For those of us who learned to read in the middle of the last century, the world was introduced to us as through Dick and Jane. Raise your hand if you learned to read from these books used in American…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (62+ words) In this episode of Julie Gammack's Potluck, we welcome Geneva Overholser'former Washington Post ombudsman and former editor of The Des Moines Register'for a wide-ranging, urgent conversation about what's happening to American journalism, and what might come next. Read Geneva's Substack…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (32+ words) Paid Subscriber Invitation'Substack "it's time for the Office Lounge, tomorrow at noon It's that time of the month".I plaigerized the following text from my colleague, Chuck Offeburger. Thanks, Chuck!...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (352+ words) Feb. 16: Geneva Overholser, former editor of the Des Moines Register and past ombudsman at The Washington Post Feb. 23: Rita Hart, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party March 2: Scott Anderson, discussing his new book King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (570+ words) Will This Book be Banned?Substack Will This Book be Banned? Author Jarrett Dapier will be holding a book signing tonight, 6:30 p.m., Beaverdale Books. 2629 Beaver Ave # S1, Des Moines, Iowa. DATE: February 6, 2026 The meeting focused on discussing Jarrett's graphic novel "Wake Now…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (169+ words) What happens when journalism's past, present, and possible future collide in one conversation? This week, the Iowa Writers' Collaborative welcomed Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute and longtime leader at the Tampa Bay Times, for a wide-ranging, candid discussion…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (135+ words) Our podcast guest today is the president of the Poynter Institute. Please join us at noon central time. Zoom with Neil Brown Today's guest is Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute, one of the most influential journalism education and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (53+ words) Zoom with Chief Justice Christensen Link to the text of her speech Last call for the Okoboji Mastery Circle enrollment special. Our February instructor is Academy Award nominated director Peter Hedges. Did you see the roundup of columns by members…...