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We as a society can all agree that we should support sexual assault survivors as they recover from a devastating …
Even as the presidential campaign dominates, we owe it to our future to consider the election that will protect our schools.
I wrote recently about hunger in our state and country. Now, another festering sore has been called to my attention …
I am the president of the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA). We are the union representing preK-12 educators, education support …
Timing is everything. A decade ago, this community was in a very different place. I had just moved to the …
Book Club 802 invites Iowans to confront uncomfortable truths as a catalyst for change
Forty-nine years ago, on Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford issued Proclamation 4311, pardoning former President Richard Nixon. It …
Once upon a time I knew how to hammer a nail, snap a chalk line, handle a circular saw, roof …
I fondly recall my senior year in high school when Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore black …
In this country, we claim to govern according to high principles that uphold “the rule of law” — principles that …
I’m the Director of legal services at Professional Educators of Iowa. The stories I could tell about what teachers are …
In case you have had any doubt, I am not a Republican. I dated one once in high school, but …
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