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Ingrained in the American spirit is to fight. Fighting for our country, fighting for our values, fighting to leave our …
The war in Gaza is well into its tenth month. It’s no longer new news, summer has brought a sharp …
From time to time, I get a critical letter about what I write here. I’ve heard from people who find …
It’s urgent Congress write a new Farm Bill that fights hunger at home and overseas. Democrats and Republicans must work …
In May, our Surgeon General recommended that we mandate a warning label on social media platforms warning of the detrimental …
July 19 marks the 35th anniversary of the worst aviation incident in Iowa history. United Airlines Flight 232 had reached …
In her recent opinion essay in the New York Times (June 17), Dr. Danielle Ofri points out a “lucrative corner …
Right across Iowa’s border, snuggled next to Dubuque, is Galena, Illinois, where Ulysses S. Grant was residing when he was …
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, casting aside nearly 50 years of “settled” …
We can’force religion just because that’s what the majority believes or that’s what politicians think is popular
Iowa’s climate is getting hotter, and we are causing it with the cars we drive, the electricity we produce, and the land we farm.
You don’t know who Sandy Miller was but you should. Forty years ago, she started bringing food to First United …
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