A few months ago, newspapers around the state ran attention-grabbing headlines reporting that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was …
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A few months ago, newspapers around the state ran attention-grabbing headlines reporting that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was …
Jack Hatch had 98 problems in 2014, and now, apparently, I’m one. The former Democratic gubernatorial nominee and state senator …
To the Mid-Prairie school board: I was in attendance during the public hearing you held on March 20. You heard …
For many Christians, Easter is the most important day of the year. In Orthodox services, it is referred to as …
Have casual conversations with Iowans and a pattern emerges of the ways the national 2016 election narrative did and did …
Elected officials don’t often get second chances, or clear-cut strategies for complex problems. Right now Cedar Rapids City Council members …
So amid the deepening political divisions and thrill-a-minute volatility of our post-truth Trumpian times, Republicans running our Legislature think the …
April 6 marked the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. From another perspective, that date …
Budgets are a moral document. They are supposed to reflect the state’s priorities. Years ago, we all understood that to …
Nobody can force Rep. Ken Rizer, R-Marion, or any other state lawmaker, to attend public forums sponsored monthly during the …
My father grew up on a Kansas cattle farm in the early 20th Century. Times were tough, and so were …
It is interesting that Dr. Albert Cram (‘Expanding gun rights will not lead to more deaths,” March 26) chose a …
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