The unimaginable has now become commonplace: Stripping health care from 56,000 Iowans. Taking food assistance and safety nets away from …
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The unimaginable has now become commonplace: Stripping health care from 56,000 Iowans. Taking food assistance and safety nets away from …
In the summer of 1937, something remarkable happened in Cedar Rapids. At the third anniversary celebration of the nation’s first …
Among my mother’s paintings is one that hangs on a wall across from where I spend most of my time. …
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, or, more accurately, Breed’s Hill, the first major …
Too many politicians have forgotten how to own mistakes and apologize
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