In 2017, Iowa Republicans rewrote our public sector collective bargaining law, Chapter 20, dramatically taking away the rights of Iowa …
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In 2017, Iowa Republicans rewrote our public sector collective bargaining law, Chapter 20, dramatically taking away the rights of Iowa …
I hear it all the time — why can’t politicians work together and get things done? It took the specter …
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It’s been 33 years since Rosanne Barr butchered the national anthem on live TV at a Padre’s baseball game. I …
Plagiarism (noun): the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own. Voters may …
Pride month has long been a celebration of our beautiful LGBTQ+ community. It is a time of radical joy and …
Politicians who play by our democracy’s essential political norms put the oil in its joints. Those who violate them risk …
Note: The school board approved the contract in a 6-1 vote, with Merschbrock voting no. Tonight (Monday), the Cedar Rapids …
‘’God, Guns and Trump” is an omnipresent bumper sticker here, the new trinity. The evangelical church has proved to be …
Iowa’s new pro-corruption law is shocking and indefensible — and as Iowa’s former chief public corruption prosecutor, I know a …
Guest Column | Gene Takle The Cedar River at the Highway 151 bridge east of the city reached a discharge …
To avoid the worst effects of climate change like the disastrous floods we experienced in Iowa in 2008, we must …
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