Tony Baranowski
@tonyapb3.bsky.social
Newspaper advocate. State Policy Director at America's Newspapers. Food, Family, Fishing. Dad to twins, fan to Cubs.
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Ian Roberts spent most of his career in Des Moines urban school systems building a reputation as a hands-on administrator. After his arrest by ICE, residents are coming to terms with the fact that the man running g Iowa’s largest school district was not allowed to work in this country.
Ian Roberts, Des Moines Superintendent, Had a Story Too Good to Be True
Ian Roberts rose through the ranks of American education with talent, charm and a riveting back story. He was also hiding a shocking secret.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ian Roberts spent most of his career in Des Moines urban school systems building a reputation as a hands-on administrator. After his arrest by ICE, residents are coming to terms with the fact that the man running g Iowa’s largest school district was not allowed to work in this country.
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This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
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Trump: "We're gonna take some of that tariff money that we've made, we're gonna give it to our farmers who for a little while are going to be hurt until the tariffs kick in to their benefit."
September 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump: "We're gonna take some of that tariff money that we've made, we're gonna give it to our farmers who for a little while are going to be hurt until the tariffs kick in to their benefit."
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This just in: Jon Stewart normally only hosts “The Daily Show” on Monday nights nowadays, but tonight he is returning to his longtime desk for one Thursday edition, Comedy Central says. His guest: Maria Ressa
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This just in: Jon Stewart normally only hosts “The Daily Show” on Monday nights nowadays, but tonight he is returning to his longtime desk for one Thursday edition, Comedy Central says. His guest: Maria Ressa
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August 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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BREAKING: Overjoyed newsroom staff in communities across Wyoming are back on the job with pay after corporate closure laid off 30 employees.
The revived newspapers are in Wheatland, Torrington, Evanston, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Lusk, Lyman and Guernsey.
The revived newspapers are in Wheatland, Torrington, Evanston, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Lusk, Lyman and Guernsey.
Longtime Wyoming newspaper executives to buy, reopen eight shuttered newspapers - WyoFile
Overjoyed newsroom staff in communities across Wyoming are back on the job with pay after corporate closure laid off 30 employees.
wyofile.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Overjoyed newsroom staff in communities across Wyoming are back on the job with pay after corporate closure laid off 30 employees.
The revived newspapers are in Wheatland, Torrington, Evanston, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Lusk, Lyman and Guernsey.
The revived newspapers are in Wheatland, Torrington, Evanston, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Lusk, Lyman and Guernsey.
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there have been zero mass shootings in Washington, D.C. in the past 12 years. In Tampa, where Benny lives, there has been at least one mass shooting every year since 2022.
Benny Johnson claims that while he lived in DC he was carjacked, had murders and mass shootings happen right outside his house, and had his house set ablaze
Sounds like a skill issue, bro
Sounds like a skill issue, bro
August 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
there have been zero mass shootings in Washington, D.C. in the past 12 years. In Tampa, where Benny lives, there has been at least one mass shooting every year since 2022.
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Bret Baier just happened to be dressed and in studio when Trump announced that we were bombing Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Bret Baier just happened to be dressed and in studio when Trump announced that we were bombing Iran.
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I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
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Wow, Turner REALLY tried here.
holy shit -- GOP Rep. Mike Turner tries to "help out" Hegseth by getting him to confirm that the Pentagon does not in fact have plans to take Greenland by force, but Hegseth instead more or less testifies that yep, they have devised plans for that
June 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wow, Turner REALLY tried here.
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Tim Lester’s Iowa offense showed remarkable improvement in 2024. What could be next in 2025?
Tim Lester's Iowa offense improved remarkably in 2024. What could be next in 2025?
Many of Iowa's offensive metrics rose dramatically in 2024, but Tim Lester believes the Hawkeyes were never "even close to being able to truly take the gloves off offensively" in the first season with his Shanahan-style system.
www.thegazette.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Tim Lester’s Iowa offense showed remarkable improvement in 2024. What could be next in 2025?
Good story. Important story for those who care deeply about @iowastateu.bsky.social. From @vanessamiller12.bsky.social for @thegazette.com
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Consultant warns of 'political interference' in Iowa State presidential search
The Board of Regents will pay AGB, the firm hired to lead its search for a new president of Iowa State University, a fee equal to 25 percent of the annual base salary of the candidate hired to succeed...
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June 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good story. Important story for those who care deeply about @iowastateu.bsky.social. From @vanessamiller12.bsky.social for @thegazette.com
www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
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June 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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UIHC to pay $3.5M in settlements per a deal inked in '23 to have UIHC cover up to $6M/claim & $15M/yr. This yr, UIHC has paid $7.3M in settlements, none above $6M, meaning Iowa hasn't paid any UIHC settlements this year. Iowa paid $9.7M in UIHC claims in '23. www.thegazette.com/health-care-...
University of Iowa Health Care settles negligence lawsuits for $3.5M
University of Iowa Health Care is paying a total of $3.5 million to settle two malpractice lawsuits — including one involving a 63-year-old Dubuque man who died in the operating room during a surgery ...
www.thegazette.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UIHC to pay $3.5M in settlements per a deal inked in '23 to have UIHC cover up to $6M/claim & $15M/yr. This yr, UIHC has paid $7.3M in settlements, none above $6M, meaning Iowa hasn't paid any UIHC settlements this year. Iowa paid $9.7M in UIHC claims in '23. www.thegazette.com/health-care-...
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Protesters confronted federal agents during a law enforcement operation at a south Minneapolis restaurant earlier on Tuesday.
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Protesters confronted federal agents during a law enforcement operation at a south Minneapolis restaurant earlier on Tuesday.
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The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.
Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre
It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.
wapo.st
June 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.
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So far I've seen these on articles from the Wall Street Journal, Boston.com, and MarketWatch.
Google Discover adds AI-generated bullet points to some news articles
When I was scrolling through Google Discover this week, I noticed something new: AI-generated bullet points teasing or summing up some articles in the feed.
The bullet-pointed articles appear somewha...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So far I've seen these on articles from the Wall Street Journal, Boston.com, and MarketWatch.
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The ag lobby’s favorite phrase: “We all want [redacted]” @profsecchi.bsky.social @theswinerepublic.bsky.social @dcwiertny.bsky.social
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‘Clean Water,’ ‘Equity,’ ‘Microplastics’ and Other Words Banned in Leaked USDA Memo
The agency has banned some key language from its vocabulary, including the words “clean water,” “affordable housing” and “microplastics.”
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April 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The ag lobby’s favorite phrase: “We all want [redacted]” @profsecchi.bsky.social @theswinerepublic.bsky.social @dcwiertny.bsky.social
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Tomorrow: Republicans in service to their DOGE masters will put forward a bill that will strip 182,000 Iowans of their healthcare under Medicaid.
#protectmedicaid
#protectmedicaid
March 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tomorrow: Republicans in service to their DOGE masters will put forward a bill that will strip 182,000 Iowans of their healthcare under Medicaid.
#protectmedicaid
#protectmedicaid
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Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
March 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
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Gene Hackman was proud of the fact Richard Nixon put him on the "enemies" list and I think we can honor him and whatever joy his career has given you by living our lives in such a way that evil people know our names and think of us as enemies.
February 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Gene Hackman was proud of the fact Richard Nixon put him on the "enemies" list and I think we can honor him and whatever joy his career has given you by living our lives in such a way that evil people know our names and think of us as enemies.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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A veteran in Iowa who was working with other veterans experiencing mental health conditions lost her job.
Because of Elon Musk.
Please speak up with Congress to tell them to stop Musk and provide veterans the mental health assistance they need.
www.thegazette.com/government-p...
Because of Elon Musk.
Please speak up with Congress to tell them to stop Musk and provide veterans the mental health assistance they need.
www.thegazette.com/government-p...
‘This was my dream job’: Cedar Rapids VA worker, USDA researcher among federal workers fired
A Cedar Rapids VA worker who aided fellow veterans seeking care, and a former student employee of the year who conducted agricultural research for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Ames are among ...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A veteran in Iowa who was working with other veterans experiencing mental health conditions lost her job.
Because of Elon Musk.
Please speak up with Congress to tell them to stop Musk and provide veterans the mental health assistance they need.
www.thegazette.com/government-p...
Because of Elon Musk.
Please speak up with Congress to tell them to stop Musk and provide veterans the mental health assistance they need.
www.thegazette.com/government-p...
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With Kennedy Blades' win in the final at 160, the #Hawkeyes have clinched all 10 individual titles in their regional.
An unsurprisingly dominant showing from Iowa today.
www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-wres...
An unsurprisingly dominant showing from Iowa today.
www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-wres...
Iowa women’s wrestling at NCWWC Regionals: Live updates, results, analysis
Iowa women’s wrestling’s quest for back-to-back national championships begins Saturday with NCWWC Regionals at Simpson College in Indianola. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for results and updates thro...
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February 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
With Kennedy Blades' win in the final at 160, the #Hawkeyes have clinched all 10 individual titles in their regional.
An unsurprisingly dominant showing from Iowa today.
www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-wres...
An unsurprisingly dominant showing from Iowa today.
www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-wres...