Maria Reppas

Never have I moved so fast as when my kid requested #Friday the song, and the Amazon device started playing Friday the movie instead.
#parenting #MomLife

An unexpected lesson at my high school reunion about sexual misconduct • Iowa Capital Dispatch "The men I spoke to at my high school reunion knew what not to do, thanks to #MeToo, but they didn’t have a lot of insight or guidance on what to do instead."

My latest at @iowacapitaldispatch.com: #GenX men had to determine how to reconcile what they learned about sexual misconduct alongside new expectations regarding dating, friendships, marriage, and at work without direction. #Iowa #MeToo #feminism

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The Cedar Falls Class of 1995 reunion showed me how Iowa helped us succeed | Opinion In the 1980s and 1990s, we received high-quality Iowa public educations that have paid off 30 years later, writes Maria Reppas.

My latest at the #DesMoines Register: Thanks to our upbringing in #Iowa, every one of my classmates overcame significant obstacles to achieve a tremendous amount of success and individual accomplishments. #education #CedarFalls #K-12

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I don't want to 'fix' my disability. I want an even playing field • Iowa Capital Dispatch "If you think having a disability is a coveted status, try living with one every day in this country."

"... I don’t want to be 'fixed' because I am not deficient, ashamed or broken. People with disabilities are different, not better or worse or the same," guest columnist Maria Reppas writes. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/29/i...

I don't want to 'fix' my disability. I want an even playing field • Iowa Capital Dispatch "If you think having a disability is a coveted status, try living with one every day in this country."

My latest at @iowacapitaldispatch.com: I don’t want to be “fixed” because I am not deficient, ashamed or broken. People with disabilities are different, not better or worse or the same. What we want are basic human rights and dignity. #ADHD #disabilities #equality

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And Lumon has a LinkedIn page!

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Damn. Who would have known that Kier was into the 90s Bulls intro? Kinda makes me have a bit more respect for him...jk, those cultist MFers are super creepy.

#severance

This is the same woman who nearly destroyed Planned Parenthood in only a few months...

Yeah if only there was an entire field dedicated to calling this stuff out instead of merely repeating and publishing it.

Restore USAID and Rescue Children from Deadly Malnutrition | Opinion It's time to end the war on American's humanitarian tradition and get things up and running again.

My story at Newsweek on why we should be saving children from hunger instead of closing USAID. We should be increasing funding for aid with hunger escalating! newsweek.com/restore-usai... #USAID #foodforpeace

Please don't encourage Ezra Klein to go to any diners. He might ask why mussels aren't on the menu. I don't think that will end well.

I heard Doug Evans refuses to answer any questions about the Juicero. No idea if that's true, but I can see it.

“My Chosen Family Is the Support Network I Never Had” Families comprise people thrown together by chance and genetics. Chosen families are built on shared experiences, similar life circumstances, and intentional decisions. When our families of origin fai...

Immediate family doesn't accept you for who you are? Extended family can't pick you out of a lineup or have no idea you exist? My latest @additudemag.bsky.social column highlights how chosen family can mitigate the negative effects of a developmental disability. #ADHD #ADHDCommunity #ADHDSupport