I see life differently since a drunken driver killed my daughter Nikki in 2004. It was nearly 20 years ago, …
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I see life differently since a drunken driver killed my daughter Nikki in 2004. It was nearly 20 years ago, …
I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the proposed cuts to the Area Education Agencies (AEAs) in our …
I am writing to express my deep concern about the potential cuts to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) and to …
Des Moines was the place to be the third week of January 155 years ago if you were of money …
I’ve risen above party loyalty. I worry about the Iowa Republican Party, too. A D.C. friend said to me of …
The increasing secrecy by Iowa law enforcement and their lawyers about identifying people by name raises important questions underlying public …
Be aware, this is a column about weather, about a cold month in our lives, about snow. There have been …
We love surprises when we anticipate they’ll be positive. We dread the surprise of a car not starting on a …
It’s time we stop making food a partisan issue. Food pantries across the State are busier than ever, breaking records …
The Iowa caucuses is dead. What the Iowa Democrats couldn’t kill in 2020 with incompetence, the majority of caucusing Iowa …
As Iowa’s taxpayer watchdog, I hear from Iowans just about every day with concerns about state and local government. Oftentimes, …
The new year could mean a new era of more affordable medications in Iowa and across the United States — …
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