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Joni Ernst calls herself the U.S. Senate’s “ fiercest advocate” for government accountability. Too bad she doesn’t appear to care …
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As a young man I stood on Pont Neuf in Paris at dusk on a cold December day, smoking very …
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The woman was in tears as she told me about being confronted by a total stranger at the bin where …
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Let’s talk about a man who has conned his country. Who has little business being a world power, because he …
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Mom asked, “You didn’t make anyone mad today, did you?” I didn’t have the heart to answer truthfully. She kept …
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Republicans in the Iowa Legislature got their wish. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices have closed on the campuses of three …
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