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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 …
Koko has died. In her sleep. You remember Koko. She was a sign language-savvy western lowland gorilla born in the …
People are a lot like cars. Some are brand-new. Some have been around awhile. Some are showing their age. Both …
The Core 4 of the Iowa City Council (Mayor Jim Throgmorton and council members Rockne Cole, Pauline Taylor, and John …
I witnessed Nikita Khrushchev waving goodbye from the door of his plane before leaving Des Moines in September of 1959. …
In the 19 months since Election Day 2016, there has been a lot of talk of the future of rural …
Fifty years ago 1968 happened. It was a tragic and tumultuous year in American history. As a teenager (I would …
Many Americans are in tears reading stories of children being ripped from their parents’ arms at the United States-Mexican border. …
This is a recent chapter in the refugee crisis: Three ships with 629 emigrants were found in the Mediterranean. Italy …
Tonight, thousands of Iowans will spend the night in a jail awaiting trial. Some will be there because they pose …
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