This week I cast the most important health care vote of my service in the Iowa Senate. I voted to …
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This week I cast the most important health care vote of my service in the Iowa Senate. I voted to …
Staff Editorial, We were concerned and saddened by a University of Iowa study that showed white test subjects were more …
So a ‘concerned citizen” came to Cedar Rapids Tuesday to decry the Branstad administration’s effort to privatize Medicaid. He looked …
Busing is required by state law for K-8 students living over two miles from their school and high school students …
Ali Iserman, guest columnist Iowa has the second-largest number of USDA-licensed dog breeders in the nation, yet we’re one of …
We are dealt only one brain for a lifetime. Hockey Luddites traditionally have dismissed brain traumas with ‘don’t worry, it’s …
This week, Iowa Senate Democrats are teaming-up with former Gov. Chet Culver. Culver is holding anti-Medicaid modernization town halls, while …
So for a columnist, like myself, the Legislature is a gift that keeps on giving. But in the highly unlikely …
There were a lot of activists’ movements during the 1960s and ‘70s – anti-war, pro-environment, the rights of women and …
Another Iowa caucus season, another long line of critics ready to diminish the state’s first-in-the-nation status based on resident demographics. …
It was not as clearly evident before Feb 1 that Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucus processes have become an incomprehensible mess. …
Small businesses and entrepreneur’s play an important role in the economic development efforts of our community. Until recently, those lacking …
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