FINALLY, A FIRE STATION: After a decade of debate, construction on Iowa City’s badly needed northeast side fire station is …
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FINALLY, A FIRE STATION: After a decade of debate, construction on Iowa City’s badly needed northeast side fire station is …
DRY UP: October in Iowa. Crisp, dry days showcasing fall color. Farmers wrapping up another abundant harvest. Not this October. …
It’s moment-of-truth time in the race for mayor. Will Ron Corbett, a candidate for four seasons, lead the City of …
By Charles Krauthammer Old Soviet joke: Moscow, 1953. Stalin calls in Khrushchev. “Niki, I’m dying. Don’t have much to leave …
By Leonard Pitts An open letter to African-American women: It’s about the need to be beautiful, I know. As goals …
By Pat Baird On Tuesday, a forum will be held at Kirkwood’s Center for Continuing Education exploring the merits of …
By Bert Shelton Announced at the beginning of 2003 and receiving the go-ahead from the people of Panama, the Panama …
By Dr. James Bell This year everyone is talking – and most have a strong opinion – about changing health …
The University of Iowa is a public institution, but it doesn’t seem to value the public’s right to know. The …
By Garrison Keillor The former Marine officer Matthew Hoh, who resigned his Foreign Service post in Afghanistan because he feels …
It’s just one part of the sprawling, 1,990-page health care reform bill House Democrats unveiled last week. But proposed changes …
By Susan Estrich My internist told me he is now using the technique he learned many decades ago in the …
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