This is a question bound to generate an opinion or two, but a bit of explanation first. By culture, I …
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This is a question bound to generate an opinion or two, but a bit of explanation first. By culture, I …
What does it take to create a civic society, a sense of community, a preservation of culture? Our Declaration of …
‘What I knew from day one is that money had nothing to do with it.” – Charles Simic, poet Akin …
Former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now at 37 percent and Sanders at 30 percent in the …
‘ The unveiling of a $6.7 million master plan to transform Cedar Rapids’ ‘Mount Trashmore’ into a recreation area has …
What should be incoming University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld’s priorities in his first weeks on the job? HAVE …
Behind a high-profile lawsuit and plenty of politically charged rural-urban finger-pointing, smart people are searching for ways to clean up …
It’s not uncommon for university instructors to demand their students thoroughly show their work. Not doing so can result in …
The beginning of the academic year is when schools garner a large number of ink and column inches in local …
Brand spanking new University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld may become a terrific president, the stuff of legend and song. …
Each September, the U.S. Census Bureau releases data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey. …
Your children, grandchildren, young neighbors and friends have been back to school for a couple of weeks now. Today, it’s …
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