The drama is over, but the discussion needs to continue. The 2020 election results in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District were …
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News Mar. 29, 2021 8:30 am680d ago
The 2024 presidential primary and the potential candidates’ travels to Iowa have begun, even though the caucuses are more than …
News Mar. 22, 2021 10:30 am687d ago
Last week was ‘Sunshine Week,” the annual reminder about the importance of open and transparent governance. With that in mind, …
Opinion Mar. 15, 2021 10:55 am694d ago
It was the correct finish to an ordeal that never should have started. Andrea Sahouri, a reporter for the Des …
Opinion Mar. 1, 2021 9:53 am708d ago
DES MOINES – The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley may do something that a controversial elections bill …
Opinion Feb. 15, 2021 8:30 am722d ago
Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come. And it’s what we’re all dealing …
Opinion Feb. 1, 2021 9:48 am736d ago
If my inbox and family phone conversations are any indication, interest in politics increased significantly during former President Donald Trump’s …
Opinion Jan. 25, 2021 8:30 am743d ago
The Inauguration Day pledges were plentiful, filled with bipartisan spirit. By the next day, the gloves were off again. Hey, …
Opinion Jan. 18, 2021 10:47 am750d ago
DES MOINES – As opening days go, it could have been better. Or safer, at the least. The first day …
News Jan. 4, 2021 9:30 am764d ago
A new year has begun and in Iowa politics we have reached our quadrennial respite: a light political calendar. Yes, …
Opinion Dec. 21, 2020 8:51 am778d ago
First came the words, and shortly after the tears. The moment was not expected. But neither was it difficult to …
Opinion Dec. 14, 2020 8:30 am786d ago
Journalists who cover the Iowa Capitol come from a variety of media outlets based not just in Des Moines but …
Opinion Nov. 30, 2020 9:30 am800d ago
Never believe anyone who says your vote does not count. In any election, ‘My vote doesn’t count” is something of …
Opinion Nov. 16, 2020 9:00 am813d ago
DES MOINES – With COVID-19 raging through Iowa at a disturbing pace, never before seen during the pandemic, the debate …
Opinion Nov. 9, 2020 9:52 am820d ago
DES MOINES – Last week at this time, I had questions. Now, I have answers. I wrote there were many …