Timing is everything. A decade ago, this community was in a very different place. I had just moved to the …
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Timing is everything. A decade ago, this community was in a very different place. I had just moved to the …
Book Club 802 invites Iowans to confront uncomfortable truths as a catalyst for change
Forty-nine years ago, on Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford issued Proclamation 4311, pardoning former President Richard Nixon. It …
Once upon a time I knew how to hammer a nail, snap a chalk line, handle a circular saw, roof …
I fondly recall my senior year in high school when Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore black …
In this country, we claim to govern according to high principles that uphold “the rule of law” — principles that …
I’m the Director of legal services at Professional Educators of Iowa. The stories I could tell about what teachers are …
In case you have had any doubt, I am not a Republican. I dated one once in high school, but …
A closer look at rising property taxes
These are direct violations of the Iowa Civil Rights Act, which lists sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity as protected classes.
The new Farm Bill must reauthorize key aid programs like Food for Peace and the McGovern-Dole global school lunch initiative.
When a West Burlington hospital recently closed its skilled care unit and limited inpatient capacity, administrators pointed to a singular …
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