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In 1993, when I was 16 years old, my family and I immigrated to the United States from Vietnam. We …
My priorities for the City Council are recovering fiscal stability, cultivating community trust, and advancing social and racial justice. Cultivating …
The devastation and human suffering caused by the recent derecho is heart-rending. For tree lovers, the collective damage to our …
What do you get when you combine a soap box with a ballot box? If President Donald Trump is on …
What kind of ambassador was Terry Branstad? The most effective political appointee ambassadors for whom I worked knew how to …
Cedar Rapids appears to be the primary impact point for a national policy now being decided in Washington, D.C. The …
I have a weird confession to make: a couple of days ago I threw myself out of bed. Here’s the …
Humility is the key to healing our nation. It does not exist in our current political discourse. What we have, …
As the poetry faculty of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, we devote a great deal of time every year to encouraging …
Journalist Bob Woodward reports in his new book, ‘Rage,” that the NSA and CIA have classified evidence that the Russian …
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that football will resume on October 23 and 24. After a roller-coaster ride over the …
There is an issue that is plaguing our country today and could lead to our collective downfall as a country …
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