Today, there’s a political firestorm surrounding the idea of “being woke.” Here’s just one example. In November 2022, Florida’s Republican …
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Today, there’s a political firestorm surrounding the idea of “being woke.” Here’s just one example. In November 2022, Florida’s Republican …
If Gov. Kim Reynolds gets her way, and she usually does, Iowa’s personal income taxes will be eliminated by the …
When they say home is in the heartland, to me, that has always been in Iowa. For as long as …
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has been observed every third Monday of January since 1986 and was Jan. 16 this …
In Congress, members often rise and ask for a “point of personal privilege.” When granted, they don’t have to deal …
Black History Month is rife with learning opportunities that include Black achievement and Black excellence
Last Saturday, national Democrats finally ratified their plans to end Iowa Democrats’ right to go first in the presidential nominating …
When the GOP took over the legislature in 2017, I told our city manager, “I don’t know what their economic …
While traveling along a major highway in the Caucasus country of Georgia with my family two years ago, I could …
Guest Column | Dana James When I grew up, nearly every adult I encountered pushed education and college. They wanted …
We’ve heard plenty from Republican politicians assailing Linn-Mar’s support policies for transgender students and pursuing legislation to make them illegal. …
The introduction of Senate File 167 is dangerous — not only to children, but in the encouragement of hard labor at earlier ages for the sake of filling worker shortages
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