Iowa
Meet the Democrat running for Iowa’s redest U.S. House district
Democrat Ryan Melton, working for the U.S. Home of Representatives in opposition to Republican incumbent Randy Feenstra, stated he was impressed to run following the occasions of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Melton stated for the reason that riot, democracy has been at risk.
“There’s an ideal storm brewing proper now in regards to the values we are going to uphold that can information us into the longer term,” Melton stated.
The 2022 midterms might be Melton’s first run for workplace and didn’t all the time intend to enter this election. Nonetheless, as he waited for a Democratic candidate to look on the poll in opposition to Feenstra, he started to really feel the urge to become involved.
“At first, my curiosity was who was going to run subsequent, not pondering it could be me,” Melton stated. “By early this yr, it turned fairly clear that there wouldn’t be a Democratic candidate on the poll.”
Melton stated he threw his hat within the race for workplace after disagreeing with how some politicians dealt with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Particularly, Melton stated he disliked how Feenstra voted in opposition to the formation of the January sixth Committee.
Melton is an Omaha, Nebraska, native however moved to Iowa and attended Iowa State. Melton selected to remain in Iowa to be current for his household however discovered Iowa to have a singular and gratifying dwelling expertise.
“Iowa is a singular place,” Melton stated. “I feel it’s a good looking place. I feel that there are actually nice individuals right here.”
Melton stated he additionally made his resolution to run for workplace to make sure he may advocate for the voices of all Iowans, including that he was additionally impressed by the range of concepts current inside Iowa’s borders.
“The will to do the appropriate factor doesn’t must be a political motivation,” Melton stated. “It actually did really feel prefer it was the appropriate factor to do to amplify the voices of these whose voices are often not heard.”
For Melton, these voices embrace these of girls, individuals of colour, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA+ group, and the working class.
Whereas on the marketing campaign path, the three points that Melton discovered essentially the most important on this election embrace reproductive rights, public schooling and local weather change.
Melton stated he upholds the precept that now could be the time to become involved, no matter prior involvement in politics.
Melton encourages Iowa State college students to become involved on this election by voting and educating themselves on the problems concerned on this present midterm session. The Secretary of State’s web site can be utilized to entry voter registration supplies for the state of Iowa.
Melton might be visiting Iowa State at 5:00 p.m. on October 3 within the Memorial Union. He might be talking as a part of the Iowa State College City Corridor Candidate Collection. Extra data will be discovered on the lecture collection web site.
Iowa
Dry weather forecasted to stick around in Iowa – KIWA Radio
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
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Iowa Tied for Sixth at Fighting Irish Classic
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
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Nebraska Volleyball Dominates Iowa in Sweep
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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