Last summer, at a Cleveland brewery where Grand Old Pilsner was a featured pint, I asked Iowa House Speaker Linda …
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Last summer, at a Cleveland brewery where Grand Old Pilsner was a featured pint, I asked Iowa House Speaker Linda …
Another session of the General Assembly, another partisan squabble over Iowa’s K-12 funding. What does it mean when the state …
County officials in northeast Iowa are urging additional water quality protection for the most beautiful and fragile part of the …
Are we witnessing the final throes of the ‘full Grassley” era? Some readers may remember the Congressional recess in the …
Spurred by the thorns of a Wild Rose, Steve Gray and his local investor group are back in the casino …
Cupid’s arrow struck me at an early age – seven to be exact. The object of my affection was Joy, …
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice John Forrest Dillon is looking down – perhaps from atop the pillar of his namesake …
On Jan. 17, the City Council of Iowa City adopted a resolution reaffirming the public safety functions of local law …
After nearly 80 years, Iowa’s ban on consumer fireworks is widely ignored and lightly enforced. Anyone who spends much time …
Some legislators are acting like collective bargaining changes are just ‘reform”. ‘Some of these unions haven’t been certified in years.” …
For most people, getting a job offer might be the best thing that happens to them all week, maybe all …
For 27 years I have poured my soul into what I do as a teacher for a living. I have …
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