Writer.
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyond from a rural progressive point of view.
Fourth-generation Iowa journalist dives deep with unpredictable, well-reported writing on rural America's people, politics and culture.
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The politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.