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I grew up in the 1940s in the small Iowa town of Guthrie Center. That was my good fortune. I …
The AFL-CIO has completed its annual CEO’s Paywatch and, once again, CEOs were drastically overpaid in the United States and …
The critical role of outdoor spaces and nature has been highlighted in recent months, underscoring the need to conserve, maintain …
Tomorrow marks five months since we learned of the first positive cases of COVID-19 in Iowa. Since then, our lives …
For two weeks this July, we crisscrossed our state, carrying forward a tradition started by Sen. Chuck Grassley 40 years …
Times are tough in farm country. Unfair trade practices, low commodity prices, severe weather events, and farm income projected to …
Iowa’s rural hospitals have struggled to meet the challenges of COVID-19. While they are resilient, they need our support more …
Last month, a federal judge ruled that Energy Transfer Partners must shut down its Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). The judge …
On Sunday, Aug. 2, the state of Iowa’s Coronavirus Dashboard (www.coronavirus.iowa.gov) reported that 7 percent of the ‘positive” tests for …
There is a Senegalese proverb that says, ‘Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets along the way.” …
Did you know that Iowa is the only remaining state in the nation to deny voting rights to felons for …
On an unseasonably warm Iowa morning in early March, I met with my public health team to talk about the …
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