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Watching presidential debates is more than a hobby for me and barely less than an embarrassing compulsion. They must change …
Seven years after the Wright Brothers, Iowa-native Arthur Hartman piloted his monoplane
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Donald Trump has recently been crying wolf by declaring America’s legal system is a “witch-hunt” against him. Trump claims the …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ attitude toward public education reminds me of a scene from an old movie called “The Longest …
Iowa’s unique “first-in-the-nation” caucuses once held substantial sway in national politics. However, this sway has slipped away from Iowa Democrats …
On a brisk Monday in February, Bridget Ziegler stood on a Des Moines stage before a gathering of Iowa’s Republican …
I love political poetry, and I’m excited to tell you that I‘ve just discovered the poet laureate of North Dakota. …
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Abuse and neglect of older Iowans in nursing homes continues
It’s not hard to understand how Gov. Kim Reynolds has become the most disliked governor in the nation once you …
Come Christmas Eve it will be three years since my wife passed away. I knew her time on earth was …
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