Despair and discomfort spark art. Des Moines writer Jennifer Mitchell Miller crafts “QKU”—haiku that reveals the pain and beauty in the COVID-19 crises.

After the first 15 contests, Clinton’s scorecard leading up to Super Tuesday came to just 3 wins—2 in his native Dixie and 1 in Wyoming, the least populated state in the nation.

The “Greatest Literary Show on Earth” is also the “it” event for Jaipur’s younger set, there for the Instagram possibilities, as well as 300 panel discussions on high-brow literature.

“Purging, if done wrong, can disenfranchise eligible Americans…And purges are happening at a scarily high rate.” — Myrna Pérez

“A son of sharecroppers who became Baptist preachers, he dedicated his life to advancing justice, liberty, fairness and human dignity. He believed in the promise of America because he had lived it.” — Nancy Pelosi

Everyone talks about the need for great leadership, in public office, business and our personal lives. But hardly anyone talks about the value—the necessity—of followers. Without first followers, a movement never comes to life. They have the courage to follow and show others how to follow.

Miami is a very desirable place to live, but it’s also a very dangerous place and is overdue for a massive hurricane…

Only the Vietnam War, the “long, hot summer” of the 1967 civil rights riots, followed by Watergate and Richard Nixon’s resignation produced news cycles this tumultuous.