The hot sun we experienced this August not only caused the local electric grid to experience high use, but it …
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The hot sun we experienced this August not only caused the local electric grid to experience high use, but it …
The truth about immigration has emerged. Hillary Clinton is recruiting and rallying foreign nationals to staff her election campaign. Hillary …
Since joining the Senate in 1981, Senator Chuck Grassley has claimed to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties every year. …
On a recent morning, shortly after dawn, I stand with my wife and 9-year-old daughter (wearing her chore boots and …
The soulless suburban sprawl spills out of Des Moines and other urban centers. Where, rural Iowans bemoan, have the young …
On the morning of Sept. 5, 1975, Lynette ‘Squeaky” Fromme and I were both in Sacramento, California. But for very …
In 2014, the most recent data we have, there were 42,773 suicides in the United States. That is 117 per …
When bird-watchers head out with a pair of binoculars strung around their neck, they often pack along a paperback guide …
After two years of hearings, open houses, rallies, protests, and public comment periods, the debate on the Dakota Access Pipeline, …
Eighty-four percent of Americans say the top presidential campaign issue is the economy. Americans’ concern over the economy is justified. …
We residents of City of Marion are fortunate to live in a friendly and vibrant growing city. Marion has more …
Our elected leaders aren’t telling the full truth about Social Security and Medicare reform. Politicians have turned those programs into …
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