By Garrison Keillor Every so often, sitting down to your Cheerios, you open the New York Times to the crossword …
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By Garrison Keillor Every so often, sitting down to your Cheerios, you open the New York Times to the crossword …
Forget tea parties. Hard cider is a truer revolutionary drink. Who knew? Slate magazine has an interesting piece on the …
By Susan Estrich He had sex with a 13-year-old girl. He got her to go to Jack Nicholson’s house by …
The first week in October is traditionally Mental Illness Awareness Week. It is recognized and celebrated in the same manner …
It shouldn’t be a crime to ask a stranger for a dime. While panhandling certainly can be irritating and some …
So I’m at my desk, reading old detective pulp, sipping a delicious Starbucks Via and wondering if product placement in …
So will the Iowa Legislature take action next year to ban texting while driving? Maybe. Probably. But the issue was tomahawk slam dunk for …
By Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON – While everyone in Washington is suddenly pretending they’ve hardly ever heard of ACORN, they might …
For three decades it’s been a good bet that whenever some legislator or group wanted to add more secrecy to …
I took some heat this week from two readers over my Saturday column about the alleged boy robber from Solon. …
A coalition of Iowa farmers, landscapers and environmentalists is working to help producers reduce odors from their livestock operations by …
By Mary Sanchez What are we to make now of the remarkable accomplishment of Elizabeth Rickey? Who’s she? you wonder. …
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