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In the fall of 1975, I was a freshman at Central College in Pella. I graduated from high school with …
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On Jan. 31, 2025, the largest data breach in American history occurred when Elon Musk accessed the United States Treasury …
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Shutting down the The U.S. Agency for International Development and its efforts to feed the hungry is a massive mistake
As I write this a couple of deer are at my salt lick out back and two more are grazing …
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Since its formation in 1935, the Iowa Taxpayers Association’s (ITA) mission has been to educate and inform Iowans about sound …
There are more than 50,000 job openings in the state of Iowa today. Yet only about two in three able-bodied …
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