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As a proud alumnus of Iowa public schools (Des Moines Hoover, class of 1972), I’ve watched in increasing despair as …
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I will never forget the day an elderly man named Delbert Block walked into the GOP Victory Office in Hiawatha. …
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In case you missed it, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this past week she will not be running …
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The horrific recent shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis highlighted the violence from external threats. But what is often …
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Wixted & Company, a firm hired by the Cedar Rapids Community School District to create a communications plan, found a …
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People often ask me why I no longer write a column for Labor Day. The answer is that I used …
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In its inaugural year, the first Eastern Iowa Brain Injury Gala was the highest grossing individual fundraising event for the Brain Injury Association of America, nationwide. Recently, the event smashed its own record.
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