Zakiya Jenkins was skeptical of vaccines, and even more so when COVID hit. “It was all happening so fast, I …
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Since the predicted “red wave” washed over Florida and Iowa last November, but appeared few other places, we have heard …
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Years ago, the Iowa Legislature convened what was called the program elimination committee. It was supposed to evaluate state programs …
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Iowa pork producers seem to think it is not right for the citizens of California to decide for themselves how …
Althea Cole
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There is a crisis at the United States-Mexico border. Our broken immigration system enables it. Our ignorance of meaningful solutions …
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In 1966, I received my Iowa teaching license which authorized me to teach “all social studies,” including United States History, …
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