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As the weather grows colder and we begin holiday preparation, many in our community are facing the prospect of losing …
Facing rampant viral spread, 2,000 dead Iowans with more surely on the way and hospitals packed to capacity, Gov. Kim …
Last week I was looking out my window toward the cold northwest, listening to a stiff breeze through bare trees, …
I am glad to be an American citizen and proud of my country’s aspirations for social justice, health and education …
COVID-19 has changed all of our lives in so many ways. We are still uncertain of the long term effects …
Over the past four years Donald Trump has proclaimed his special place among all presidents before him. He sees a …
Last week, Alliant Energy announced it would retire its coal-fired Lansing Generating Station by the end of 2022 and convert …
On Nov. 9, Pfizer pharmaceutical company announced promising preliminary results from clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. This was …
We’re dying out here. This is not a figure of speech. We are, literally, dying out here. It is time …
A postelection return to a pre-COVID-19 ‘normal” requires our understanding the difference between mitigation and eradication. The most important step …
Since the August derecho devastated much of our state, people, businesses and all levels of government have gone to extraordinary …
I want to thank Rev. Rebecca Hinds and Marcia Swift for their recent guest column, ‘Don’t Squander This Opportunity, White …
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