Lyle Muller
@lylemuller
Freelance journalist, retired; professional adviser for Grinnell College’s Scarlet & Black. Hawkeyes. Grandpa. "A MESSY CHURCH: An Iowa Church’s Journey Through United Methodist Celebrations, Controversies" author, buy it here
How one northeast Iowa river town is coping with the replacement of a bridge over the Mississippi River. It has been an ordeal. emergingjournalistcorps.substack.com/p/bridge-dem...
Top college media reporting from Iowa this summer. open.substack.com/pub/emerging...
It was hot in that tavern. Climate change is real in Europe, which is surrounded by oceans that are getting warmer and disrupting the weather patterns to which Europeans long have been accustomed. Also, my bar tab got out of control. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
“Becky and Max, we’re just good friends,” Becky, who lives outside Salisbury, said. “We love football.” “We would kill for football,” Max said. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
Chance encounter with Scottish space researcher sparks conversation about Iowa open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
PODCAST: 4min, 30sec long. Fun weekend trip to the Iowa Children’s Museum nd its supporters. Cool Legos room. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
The donations are nice gestures that connect the teams with communities — even if those communities are found in Coralville, Iowa. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
A remarkable story about an Iowan you should know. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
AUDIO CLIP: What working with former Des Moines Register Editor Carol Hunter meant to Olivia Schanz while editing Olivia’s Iowa Writers’ Collaborative Emerging Journalist Corps story about rising fuel prices community college commuters are paying.
Grinnell College President Anne Harris calls out the Scarlet & Black for its excellence at the Iowa Council of Foundations spring meeting in Grinnell today. The meeting is focusing on foundation support of local news that connects with communities.
Iowa’s 1st All-State journalism team. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
Julie Gammack of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative speaking via Zoom with Grinnell College’s Scarlet & Black staff today. The collaborative has a new Emerging Journalists Corp.
Julie Gammack of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative speaking via Zoom with @grinnellcollege.bsky.social Scarlet & Black staff today. The collaborative has a new Emerging Journalists Corp.
A new feature from the Iowa Writers' Collaborative for those interested in what our young journalists in Iowa have to tell you. Check it out and tells us what you think. open.substack.com/pub/emerging...
Tony Leys of KFF News at a storytelling fundraiser for @investigatemidwest.bsky.social in Iowa City, Iowa, tonight. Investigate Midwest has an IowaWatch newsroom.
Podcast on the Iowa Heartlanders last games until volunteering to suspend business operations a year. lylemuller.substack.com/p/podcast-co...
Quad-City Times reporter and Grinnell College Scarlet & Black reporter Nina Baker is back at the S&B today to share her experiences. Joining in Zoom is colleague Tom Loewy.
Just one way current immigration policy is affecting news coverage. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
Natalie Dunlap of Iowa Public Radio explaining the ins and outs of digital journalism for Grinnell College’s Scarlet & Black today.
This story includes an interactive map showing the cancer rate where you live, no matter which U.S. county. Also, a map showing pesticide use. Handy for that reason alone. investigatemidwest.org/2026/02/18/p...
Feel like solving an easy puzzle this morning and seeing how it relates to writing on Substack? open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...