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Documentary collage marking 40 years of HIV in the Quad Cities, featuring an AIDS ribbon, early outreach and safer-sex education, We Care Weekend, memorials, Robb’s House, DeLaCerda House, and The Project of the Quad Cities against the Quad Cities riverfront.
October 20, 2026

Forty Years of HIV in the Quad Cities: From Hidden Care to Public History

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October 18, 2026

The Campaign Ads Have Found an Operating Room. America’s Schools Have Found Another Shooter.

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October 18, 2026

Miller-Meeks vs. Bohannan: What Iowa’s First Congressional District Should Know Before Voting in 2026

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Cracked stone gargoyle perched on an old church tower overlooking a misty river town at sunset, inspired by The Last Gargoyle.
October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

Podcast Episode: The Last Gargoyle

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Editorial image showing a distressed man in an orange jail uniform seated inside a cell, the Johnson County Jail exterior, Scott J. Carpenter’s Facebook post supporting the county jail bond, and a profile silhouette containing mental-health terms including anxiety, depression, PTSD, schizophrenia, trauma, and addiction.
October 3, 2026

When Mental Illness Becomes a Jail-Bond Argument

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A Sister of Perpetual Indulgence in purple and white forms a heart with their hands amid Pride flags and signs supporting HIV services, equality, compassion, and community care, with JD Vance pictured beside the words “Hate and lies do not.”
September 17, 2026

JD Vance Attacked the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Sister Roma Answered With the Record.

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Toothbrush resting beside a bathroom sink with warm morning light and an open doorway in the background, symbolizing daily struggles with anxiety and depression.
September 17, 2026

Some Days, Brushing My Teeth Feels Like an Accomplishment

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Zayne relaxing comfortably on a couch beside dog cookies for a humorous essay about life direction, companionship, and staying home with the dog.
September 14, 2026September 14, 2026

Apparently, My Life’s Direction Is Giving My Dog Cookies

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Man sitting beside an empty chair and framed photograph at sunset beneath the title “Thirty-Six Years After John,” representing suicide loss, grief, memory, and survival.
September 8, 2026

Thirty-Six Years After John: Suicide, Grief, and the Life I Almost Left Behind

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