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The right to protest is not a threat to democracy—it’s one of its most fundamental pillars on which our country …
Recently, an argument has been circulating that goes like this: private schools are accredited to teach students, therefore they’re accountable …
I am writing in response to “Iowa Regents Adopt new revocation-degree policy including for honorary degrees” ( The Gazette, March …
When President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe on April 3, 1948 the American people were already …
I was on Christmas break from college after my four years in the Marine Corps. The company I was working …
Over the past 20 years, property taxes in Iowa have increased by nearly 110%, outpacing inflation and population. In Fiscal …
The first time it became apparent to me that thoughtful women were fully realizing that they were not being treated …
“Physics does not care about our politics, and ultimately the world will continue to warm until we get global emissions of CO2 to (net) zero.” — Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather …
The past decade has been a brutal one politically—for me, and for millions of other Americans. The relentless cycle of …
As the legislators in the state Capitol have passed the first funnel deadline, it’s important to consider the impacts proposed …
Iowa stands at the edge of a digital revolution. With more than$400 million in federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment …
What do free markets, socialism and college football have in common? The pre-transfer portal era of college athletics functioned under …
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