2019 was a weird year for Iowa. By the end of January, nine people announced that they were running for …
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2019 was a weird year for Iowa. By the end of January, nine people announced that they were running for …
It’s no secret that Washington politics have become so polarized that it can be tough for Democrats and Republicans to …
Education is a big issue. We all agree, I think, that we need an education system that prepares our children …
Another legislative session promises to ignore chronic problems. We have too many counties, school districts, and stinky Concentrated Animal Feeding …
As this year nears its end, the Grassley family is grateful for another fall harvest. Like other family farms across …
Many readers will remember 70s rocker Meatloaf’s legendary song, ‘Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” Though a lament about unrequited …
An intriguing issue was raised in the Dec. 19 Democratic debate: Campaign donations from billionaires. Or, should I say – …
Lately I’ve been hearing words like ‘overwhelming,” ‘scary” and ‘stressful.” We’re all trying to make sense of the world – …
Senator and Democrat presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren declared recently that her goal if elected is ‘to be the last American …
Last weekend marked the end of an Iowa tradition. It was the last Christmas on the Sullivan-Miller family farm in …
It was the evening of Dec. 23, 1983, when Ron Novak was brutally attacked and died at his home in …
The Quran teaches Muslims to live by a set of values and principles that, if and when followed properly with …
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