Educator, serial entrepreneur, and community leader Kimberly Fitten had an idea. The vision, a culmination of her years of work …
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This past week was a busy time at the state Capitol, as it was “funnel week.” Amid the flurry of …
John Hendrickson
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Gov. Kim Reynolds in her Condition of the State address responded to two policy areas in which the federal government …
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen had a change of heart this week. We urge Iowa’s governor to follow his lead. In …
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So, the Opportunity Solutions Project’s name sounds great. It’s got opportunity and solutions. Also, Americans love a good project. But …
Bruce Lear
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Small Iowa towns have a few things in common. They have a gas station, a bar, a sprinkling of different …
Norman Sherman
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“And on June 14, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So, God …
Althea Cole
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Defendants lose their marbles, but not their (entire) court case
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