Well, it’s the Fourth of July weekend, if you’re among the lucky ones who have Monday off. Dig into the …
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Well, it’s the Fourth of July weekend, if you’re among the lucky ones who have Monday off. Dig into the …
We’ve supported a casino in Cedar Rapids since 61 percent of Linn County voters approved a ballot measure supporting a …
‘The greatest wealth of a community lies not in the amount of its treasure, but in the quality of its …
Despite a deck stacked against them, Cedar Rapids casino backers refuse to fold. Thus ends the obligatory gambling metaphor. On …
How have we become the global participant in forever wars? Spending half our discretionary federal appropriations on war. More than …
Six graduation ceremonies in five days. Sounds tedious? It’s not when you’re the Superintendent of the Iowa City Community School …
Rumors of an earthquake near Des Moines are false. There were tremors recently, I believe, but they were simply the …
The Sioux City Public Library visitor, 17-year-old me, needed help. There I was with a self-selected school research subject, the …
By the time you read this, the Summer Solstice will have come and gone, a day marking the longest day …
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ pick to lead the Iowa Department of Education into its new “school choice” era chose to depart …
New USS Iowa submarine sparks memories of how the original battleship USS Iowa played a role in the U.S. victory over Spain.
At the beginning of the month, I was at a CNN presidential town hall featuring former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley …
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