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This year’s edition of Common Sense Institute’s Free Enterprise Report found Iowa's energy competitiveness to have risen to 1st place nationally in 2024, thanks in part to Iowa’s strong clean energy leadership.
There’s a grief many of us are carrying right now. It’s not always visible, but it is heavy. It tightens …
My buddy Walt Bradley of Algona asked me why we came back here from college in Minnesota over 45 years …
During the second week in May, frost sprinkled on the grass of the highway berm that rolled down to the …
In grade school, there’s always one kid who needs to be first. He cuts the line for lunch, with a …
When I was teaching out east over 20 years ago and told people I was from Iowa, they looked at …
When I saw the news about the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (Iowa MMJ) receiving an intimidating letter from state …
I’ve been practicing medicine for 25 years. In my time as a physician, I’ve administered care in the rural farmlands …
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has distinguished herself as a champion for patients by supporting policies that lower costs without sacrificing …
In Iowa, nearly 700,000 people — including 300,000 children — rely on Medicaid for their health care, which is jointly …
I recently had the privilege of attending the Spring Draft Horse Sale in Kalona, Iowa. Less than an hour’s drive …
As Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), I serve the American people by ensuring rural, …
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