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I visited the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War in 1963. Thirty years later I returned in …
I remember 8 years ago when Becci Reedus, executive director of the Crisis Center of Johnson County, told me about …
When you open your faucet to pour yourself a glass of water, you expect that the water is going to …
On this Fourth of July, at the National Archives in Washington, thousands of citizens will strain to read the Declaration …
While the highly publicized deaths of celebrities have shocked America in recent weeks, rural areas are suffering the most. Each …
Upon arrival in Moscow we were bused to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. Soviet Friendship Society groups …
Hard to imagine, but only a decade ago we had smoking sections and ashtrays on tables in restaurants. Children could …
We, the people of the United States, immigrants and descendants of immigrants, denounce the separation and detention of immigrant families …
When Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986, it was hailed as a victory for border security …
As we head into the fall election, rumblings about ‘negative” campaigning have already begun. What do we mean by ‘negative’ …
This year, 2.5 million children and their parents are homeless, and one child out of six lives in poverty. That’s …
How can Iowa make sure its tax reform is implemented, including the adoption of fewer and lower tax rates in …
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