Dave Price's Perspective

This doesn’t work with out you. To Steve, Karen, Dennis, Paul, Dan, Lynn, Merlin, and Judith, Lou, Rhonda, Roni, Scott, and Dave: thank you for becoming subscribers and followers! We hope that you will now consider becoming a financial supporter to help us grow. Our goal is to add 22 financial supporters by Election Day. Can you help us reach that goal? (Longtime Iowa farmer and agriculture advocate Ray Gaesser.

Gerald and Karen, thank you for becoming paid subscribers! We appreciate your support, which is critical to help this project grow. Please consider joining Gerald and Karen and become financial supporters at whatever level is best for you. Check out the options here (Dolly Parton Imagination Library.) Our country mourned a philanthropist and beloved singer, and I got the privilege of having lunch with a dozen or so Iowans who also believe in making their community better.

Craig, thank you for your annual paid subscription. We appreciate you and everyone else who made the commitment to what we are building here! Thank you! Please consider joining Craig and becoming a member. The Iowa State Fair is coming to a close. My kids are enjoying their final weekend before the new school year begins. I’m realizing how it seems to get darker earlier each night rather than just the one minute that it actually changes daily. I met a woman named Anita Van Gundy at the State Fair.

Subscribers, we love you! (We love everyone who isn’t a subscriber, too, but just not as much. Just kidding!) Seriously, thanks to Mike, Craig, and Wes for your annual paid membership. We appreciate you! Please consider joining Mike, Craig, and Wes at whatever level you choose to help sustain independent, civil journalism. Photo by Łukasz Rawa on Unsplash I am by my nature a curious guy and a people watcher. People absolutely fascinate me.

Thank you to Mike, Ben, Colleen, Joan, Marshall, Karen, Dan, Andy, Marsha, and Susan for renewing your financial support. We greatly appreciate your commitment as annual paid subscribers! You keep us going! Please consider joining them. This was my final fillup. Gulp. If only my family would have taken our summer road trip in February. The trip was a chance to embrace a three-generation experience that took us to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Glacier National Park, and Banff National Park.

Susan, Tag, Andy, Marsha, Dennis, Marshall, Karen, and Dan…thank you all for continuing your yearly commitments to this column. My family very much appreciates you all! Your support is critical to help sustain what we are building. Please consider joining them at whatever level of support you prefer. On this sweltering Iowa summer weekend, my thoughts are not with the heat. It’s July. It’s Iowa. Of course, it’s hot. I wish the RAGBRAI riders a safe journey for the annual endurance test across Iowa.

We are now three years into this new venture, and I am overwhelmed with gratitude on this holiday weekend. Some of you who are reading this became subscribers when we launched. Others joined sometime later along the way. Please know how thankful my family is for your support. Later this summer you may notice a few additions to our project.

Thank you to Susan, Danny, Alan, Wes, and Barry for renewing your subcriptions. Your financial support keeps us going! We appreciate you! Please consider joining Susan, Danny, Alan, Wes, and Barry and help sustain this project. As I write this, the change is happening in Iowa. And we can’t blame “corn sweat” on this scorching stretch! I was surprised to hear this past week that not all the dorms at Iowa State are air conditioned. It has been a while (obviously) since I’ve been in college.

A sincere thank you to Dr. Bob who just became a founding supporter of this column. Additional thanks to Dr. Jon, Kathi, Bob, and David for continuing as founding supporters. My family appreciates you all! Your support keeps us going. Please consider joining them at whatever level you choose. Photo by PJ Gal-Szabo on Unsplash A lot of news in Iowa’s race for governor in 2026. Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand is on the campaign trail with another 100-town hall tour.

Jan, Mary, Marti, and Judge R., I very much appreciate your continued commitment as paid subscribers. Thank you! Please consider joining Jan, Mary, Marti, and Judge R. and help us continue this conversation.