The EPA’s decision to remove seven stream segments from the Iowa impaired waters list is a leap backward for public …
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The EPA’s decision to remove seven stream segments from the Iowa impaired waters list is a leap backward for public …
Before I came to know the LORD, my personality was mostly negative. I was paranoid, anxious, fearful, impatient, insecure, jealous, …
As a recent college graduate, I’m entering the workforce with excitement for what lies ahead. Like many young professionals, I’m …
I know you folks have enough on your plate, but I need to add another side dish. As a Federal …
The politics we are experiencing will change. We can do two things at the same time — protest the president’s …
Beef! It ain’t what’s for dinner anymore. That’s the popular response to the tripling of beef prices in the past …
According to the “Our CR” city publication of August 2025, Paving for Progress “launched in 2014 … more than a …
The goings on at Columbia and other universities since 10/7 regarding Israel have been something of an abstraction for me …
What is with the price of beef? All groceries have gone up but come on … $7.97 for a pound …
Anything in common here? Remove Smithsonian slavery and impeachment displays. National Guard for declining D.C. crime. Stop funding scientific research. …
You might recall a book written 20 years ago by Al Gore which described the science behind climate change, aka …
I’ve seen Medicaid save more lives than politics ever will — and what’s really undermining it isn’t misuse by patients. …
This is the final month for Gov. Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa (HKI) program. Since June, the state has been providing a …
On a beautiful sunny Sunday, my wife and I drove to Backbone beach for a walk to enjoy the scenery. …
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