For about a week I’ve been immersed in one of my all-time favorite pieces of music, George Frideric Handel’s magnificent …
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For about a week I’ve been immersed in one of my all-time favorite pieces of music, George Frideric Handel’s magnificent …
Be like the real ‘Santa Claus’ and feed the hungry at Christmas
Japan invaded China during the reign of Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of a free China, in 1937, and it was …
The holiday season is painted as the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ but for many, it’s a time filled …
Paul Pate is the Iowa Secretary of State.
Storm clouds thicken as flashes brighten a distant sky. It’s coming. The snare drum cadence of thunder morphs into booming …
It’s a debate now unfolding in courtrooms in Iowa and Texas: the needs and rights of nursing home residents and …
It is the middle of retail department store at Christmastime. The store is decorated with so many lights counting stars …
Since 2016, a dedicated group of nature enthusiasts and I have worked to restore and protect monarchs and other pollinators …
On Dec. 2, Cedar Rapids Community School District representatives hosted the first of three informational meetings regarding the freshman academies …
In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society Program enacted plans for education, disease and a wide range of other social …
OK, youngsters, don’t read the next bit: reindeer meat is really quite delicious. There, I’ve said it. And certainly don’t …
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