During my 27 years representing teachers, I encountered a variety of teacher assistance plans. The intended purpose was to provide …
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During my 27 years representing teachers, I encountered a variety of teacher assistance plans. The intended purpose was to provide …
April, somewhere distant, spring fading while summer still is just out of reach. Right out of a Paul Simon lyric, …
April 14 marks the 160th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Everyone is certainly familiar with the story …
Five days after the end of the Civil War, the joy of peace was shattered when John Wilkes Booth and …
Across Iowa and the nation, patients are struggling to afford medications they need to manage chronic and complex conditions. This …
Many Americans take safe tap water for granted. After all, we should be able to trust that our drinking water …
On March 18, it was announced that $10 billion in economic aid for commodity farmers would be expedited — providing …
NextEra Energy’s Duane Arnold Energy Center will significantly strengthen and diversify Iowa’s energy supply should it reopen. Nuclear power provides …
What does a state government look like when it is controlled by people who have not had to perform blue-collar …
State Auditor Rob Sand has been issuing a steady drip of inaccurate and unfounded comments regarding Iowa’s private school community …
President Trump invoked the ideal of fairness when announcing a broad array of tariffs last week. In fact, he described …
Guest Column | Dr. Tawana Grover The Cedar Rapids Community School District is at a pivotal moment — one shaped …
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