‘’God, Guns and Trump” is an omnipresent bumper sticker here, the new trinity. The evangelical church has proved to be …
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‘’God, Guns and Trump” is an omnipresent bumper sticker here, the new trinity. The evangelical church has proved to be …
Iowa’s new pro-corruption law is shocking and indefensible — and as Iowa’s former chief public corruption prosecutor, I know a …
Guest Column | Gene Takle The Cedar River at the Highway 151 bridge east of the city reached a discharge …
To avoid the worst effects of climate change like the disastrous floods we experienced in Iowa in 2008, we must …
On a recent day when the sun was westering toward noon a small flock of seven wild turkeys gathered and …
Book banning is nothing new for public schools. In the 1980s, I was teaching “Lord of the Flies.” I took …
I had a near-death experience earlier this year. I got on the elevator where I live wearing a Louisiana State …
Animals built to move should be allowed to move. It’s an elemental principle behind California’s Proposition 12, which was just …
For Iowans who value democracy, this past session of the Iowa Legislature was a wake-up call. Much as our state …
Earlier this month, I joined 40,000 others for the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meeting in Omaha — popularly known as “The …
The work of the American Cancer Society has saved lives in Iowa and across the nation
It’s tragic enough that Palestinians suffer from never-ending conflict, but now they are losing food rations too. The U.N. World …
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