Let’s venture into the mind of a political journalist. Dangerous journey, I know. But this past week filled me with …
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Let’s venture into the mind of a political journalist. Dangerous journey, I know. But this past week filled me with …
Iowa’s lawmakers justify handing out tax credits and incentives to private businesses by promising those deals will end up benefiting …
For decades, Big Pharma has raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Iowa, the average annual cost of brand-name prescription …
A few days back I was sitting high on a bank on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River, enjoying …
The evils of a pool hall so humorously portrayed in ‘The Music Man” were no doubt a fanciful reflection of …
Iowans beware: the price of plane tickets could soon soar. Airport executives are lobbying Congress to raise the ‘passenger facility …
In Lower Talarik Creek’s clear water I spotted a tag protruding from a rainbow trout’s fin. The fish took my …
It wasn’t long ago when you could sign up for health insurance because you decided to build a business from …
High-profile acts of violence can confuse and frighten children who may feel in danger or worry that their friends or …
Manufacturing is critical to our state and national economies. From farm and construction equipment to medical devices and wind turbines, …
Most of the time it’s silent out here. Oh, there’s the occasional auto up on the graveled road, sometimes an …
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Iowa’s congressional offices in Washington, D.C. as part of Moms Clean Air Force’s …
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