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Sophia Meador, Opinions Editor October 11, 2022

The fear of missing out, commonly known as FOMO, is a point of distress for college students. Because of this, you may feel obligated to buy season tickets for Hawkeye football and attend each game....

Jon Green speaks to the University Democrats at the Iowa Memorial Union, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.

Democratic Johnson County Board of Supervisors candidates meet students ahead of November election

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter October 10, 2022

Johnson County Board of Supervisors Democratic candidates Jon Green and V Fixmer-Oraiz emphasized the importance of connecting with students at a University Democrats at Iowa meeting on Monday ahead...

Photo of Roy C. Browning contributed by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.

Roy Browning Jr. will plead to 2019 killing of his wife

Cooper Worth, News Editor October 10, 2022

Roy Browning Jr., who is accused of killing his wife in 2019, will plead to a lesser charge on Wednesday — avoiding the mandatory life imprisonment if convicted — and not go to trial. The details...

Guest Column | The UI should implement one-stop offices

Guest Column | The UI should implement one-stop offices

October 10, 2022

Imagine you are a first-year college student experiencing a crisis very early into your first semester on campus.  You seek out help and guidance from a care coordinator from Student Care and Assistance....

“We are very, very close to family,” Jammie said. “[The kids] are what's important in mine and James' life. So, you know, I have to go out, I have to do these events, I have to door knock, I have to interact in order to do this election. But at the same time, I can take them with me.”

Before Candidacy

October 9, 2022

Jammie and James met during their time in the Air Force — Jammie ranked as a Senior Airman (E-4) and James a Technical Sergeant (E-6). For the first nine months of dating, the couple was countries...

The six Bradshaw family members moved to Iowa in 2019 From Wayne, Oklahoma, after Jammie received a job offer to be a drone operator in Johnson County. Shortly after their move to a home outside of Lone Tree, Iowa, Jammie and James got involved with Johnson County Republicans of Iowa and learned there were two open seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, so she decided to run. “I'm not a politician,” Jammie said. “I’m not all polished and glamorous… I want to try and help out.”

Jammie’s stance

October 9, 2022

While in the military, Jammie said she constantly worked with people from different backgrounds and different cultures, which she said informed her decision to run for supervisor. Jammie’s...

Wyoming presents Green’s route to progressive politics

Wyoming presents Green’s route to progressive politics

October 9, 2022

After receiving a bachelor’s in mass communications and working at the student newspaper for Morningside University in Sioux City, Green returned to his home state of Wyoming in 2008 to pursue a...

Green can typically be found with his dog Rosco and sporting a rustic cowboy look. Although he has not had a farmer in his direct lineage for about a century, he has always been farmer adjacent with a connection to more historically and geographically conservative communities. The look was inspired by his grandpa.

Green’s history of politics in Johnson County

October 9, 2022

Green’s experience with Johnson County politics goes back further than his most recent success in a 2021 special election for county supervisor. From 2018-19, Green served a two-year term as mayor...

Eleanor Taft, Green’s partner, originally turned down Green when Green asked if he could take her to a bar. Taft said Green handled the turn down like a gentleman and gave him a second chance.

Green meets his partner

October 9, 2022

In 2016, Green spent time with the Sanders presidential campaign, where he met his eventual partner, Eleanore Taft. Two years later, the two worked together to remove a gender-biased policy in...

Green said he takes time to respond to every constituent that sends an e-mail his way.

Green’s re-election run

October 9, 2022

In November, two seats are open on the board. Four competitors —Republicans Jammie Bradshaw and Phil Hemmingway and fellow Democrat V Fixmer-Oraiz — are vying alongside Green for a spot. According...

Abortion-rights supporters listen to Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz speak during a reproductive rights rally at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.

Politicians, religious leaders, activists come together in solidarity for right to abortion

Archie Wagner, News Reporter October 9, 2022

An estimated 30 Iowa City abortion-rights supporters and activists gathered at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday. Repros for Iowa, a podcast group that discusses reproductive issues, organized...

Iowa State representative Christina Bohannan speaks to attendees while eating at the Johnson County Democrats Barbecue Oct. 9, 2022.

Johnson County Democrats vouch for public education funding, reproductive rights

Lauren White, Politics Reporter October 9, 2022

Iowa Democrats focused on education and abortion access at the annual Johnson County Democrats barbecue. The fundraiser is meant to rally the blue party as they attempt to unseat Republicans at the...