When you think of baseball legends in Iowa, names like Bill Zuber, Bob Feller, and maybe Kevin Costner, come to …
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When you think of baseball legends in Iowa, names like Bill Zuber, Bob Feller, and maybe Kevin Costner, come to …
All eyes have been on Iowa since the debacle of this year’s caucuses. The contrast between the whiteness of the …
While maybe not the likeliest partnership (at first glimpse), The Voice Project is a joint venture with the African American …
Around this time of the year, there’s usually a healthy debate among African-Americans about the societal relevance of Black History …
There’s an old Greek proverb that says, a society grows great when people plant trees in whose shade they know …
I am not a sweater person, however a few times a year it feels necessary to pull one over my …
Last year, flooding across Iowa caused over $2 billion in damage. In the aftermath, the U.S. Small Business Administration and …
January 4, 2015, was a long time ago in the context of my evolution about personal safety. That was the …
It’s been 10 years since Iowans overwhelmingly voted ‘yes” for the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund (IWILL). This …
Every year, I complete what I call my 99 County Tour, where I hold town halls and meet with Iowans …
As of this writing, an Iowa Senate subcommittee has approved, by a 2-1 vote, a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) …
In 1924 my father, Eldon McKibbin, converted a small livery stable in Guthrie Center into a repair shop for ‘horseless …
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