It’s not quite the world of Maurice Sendak out here, but on some days it feels close. A few days …
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It’s not quite the world of Maurice Sendak out here, but on some days it feels close. A few days …
This column aims to help the public understand the potential impact of a bill to regulate vape products in Iowa. …
Forget the adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In the Iowa Legislature, it’s different: “We broke it, so …
According to the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), the use of flavored, disposable vapes by high schoolers has risen …
‘It’s funny that government can never afford to cut taxes or spending, but taxpayers are never asked whether they can …
Lots of topics get swept under the rug because they’re not comfortable for us to confront. Sometimes we’d rather pretend …
There are some topics that are difficult to discuss. One of those topics is sexual assault. April is nationally recognized …
Whenever I hear someone say Donald Trump accomplished a lot as president, especially, “growing the economy,” I think of what …
Imagine you live in Red Oak and work at NEW Cooperative. You go home after work on Friday wondering if …
Iowa’s environmental movement might be compared with the civil rights efforts of the 1950s and 1960s, with the general public …
It was President Ronald Reagan who said “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” With Russia …
There’s a learning curve for every change. How sharp the curve depends on the speed of the change. The journey …
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