In the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” title character Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) wanders around at his graduation party, pondering future prospects. …
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In the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” title character Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) wanders around at his graduation party, pondering future prospects. …
Gov. Kim Reynolds is “appalled.” Attorney General Brenna Bird, and elected Republicans are in a state of righteous indignation. All …
Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll …
First, I feel I should explain the photograph. It has been county fair season around here and on a recent …
July 30 marked 60 years of the nation’s most popular health care programs, Medicaid and Medicare, signed into law by …
You might have missed it, but Iowa’s congressional delegation just made it easier for states that make the biggest mistakes …
There’s power in remembering the past. That’s why families, schools, colleges, and friends hold reunions teeming with more old stories …
Years ago a farmer let me hunt pheasants on his land. One morning we sat on his porch overlooking a …
Like many of you, I understand what it feels like to lead in a world that rarely slows down. The …
Some 40 years ago, my mother donated a 1915 landscape plan to the State Historical Society of Iowa’s library in …
July 30 marked the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, a program that since 1965, has provided critical health care coverage to …
The State of Iowa is quietly moving toward a decision that would harm hundreds of dedicated public servants, endanger the …
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