Stupak Amendment

Now that I have started writing again I took on the challenge of writing about the Stupak Amendment; an amendment attached to the health-care bill that is currently being debated in the Senate, and passed the house.

If you don't know the background of Dubuque it is a hot-bed for the pro-life movement. It was a struggle to find people to interview that were against the amendment. I ended up being pushed to a national spokesperson from Planned Parenthood, but the story found a balance through the trusty White House speeches we get sent daily.

Here is the story: Read Here

I spent an afternoon with protesters in front of the Planned Parenthood, a women's health clinic, in Dubuque. Here is a photo I took of cars passing the protesters.

And that would be me interviewing Jacob Mescher, the young man I featured in my article. (Jim Naprstek with the photo - our freshman photo editor)

My Weekend

This weekend I ran camera for Mediacom Channel 22 (MC 22) for an MMA fight in Dubuque. It was a unique experience. The fights were held in a concert hall at the Diamond Jo Casino. Here are a few shots from the night:

The next two nights I covered Loras Men's Soccer as they faced off in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. They won both games advancing to the third round.

Here is my article from the game Sunday: Read here

Miguel Bonilla getting his shot attempt blocked in the first half. He broke Loras' scoring record late in the second half with his 45th career goal.



Loras watching as Macalester's goalie blocks a Loras corner. Loras scored off of two corners that night.



Loras players running to their fans after the game Sunday.



Lora players celebrating after defeating Macalester 2-0 in the second round. They play Dominican at home Saturday in the third round.

And We're Back...

Capturing Iowa is coming back! After a long time of no posting I have decided that I want to share my world and the worlds of those who I capture through my camera with you again.

I have started writing again so I will be sharing photos from my assignments and some stories I write along the way.

I hope you enjoy and welcome back to my blog, it's been awhile.

I got to do some amazing things this summer here are just a few photos of my adventures.

Have you ever stood in a soybean field and felt totally free from everything? This summer I worked on a national television spot for Pioneer High Bred (a world class seed company). It was a great experience working with a great crew.

I also got the opportunity through my great friend Marcus to go to the National Balloon classic and hang out with some balloon pilots.

I sat and watched the balloons sail with the wind. Incredible site.

That night we were invited into the private pilots area and walked around all of the balloons learning some crazy stories as the pilots lit up their balloons for the thousands who came to the classic.

The crowd watching as the balloons flew over their heads.