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There are four images from television news that stick in my mind. First, the scene inside the Kremlin the morning …
Massive hugs and truckloads of thanks to our tireless city crews, who worked long hours throughout this brutal winter spreading …
Syndicated Columnist Leonard Pitts recently lamented that our society has ‘given up our right to know” and has been ‘fooled, …
All of this talk about spending billions on a border wall is a lot of nonsense. We have a national …
A recent letter criticizing President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration launched a salvo of half truths (‘Emergency declaration is a …
I am curious about Scott Burnett’s point, exactly, when he wrote ‘ … in common with the welfare queens the …
Why was Malik Muhammad let out of jail in April 2008? (‘Man tortured with hot iron, robbed at gunpoint in …
Iowa is the nation’s top producer of homegrown biofuels, and those of us who work in the industry are proud …
A nearly 20 percent increase in consumer prices in a situation where, for most customers, there is no choice of …
We have all read letters about an anonymous person or people paying a restaurant bill. Such a wonderful gesture! And …
As a Cedar Rapids resident who drives through two speed cameras nearly every day, I do not believe the statistics …
Stacey Abrams’ response to the President’s State of the Union address picked up on at least two issues he neglected …
I drive by an old house every day while going to work. It is slowly getting better and better. I …
Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from lack of health insurance. And nearly half of American adults under …
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