From time to time, I get a critical letter about what I write here. I’ve heard from people who find …
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From time to time, I get a critical letter about what I write here. I’ve heard from people who find …
It’s urgent Congress write a new Farm Bill that fights hunger at home and overseas. Democrats and Republicans must work …
In May, our Surgeon General recommended that we mandate a warning label on social media platforms warning of the detrimental …
Excessive restrictions get in the way of opportunities.
July 19 marks the 35th anniversary of the worst aviation incident in Iowa history. United Airlines Flight 232 had reached …
In her recent opinion essay in the New York Times (June 17), Dr. Danielle Ofri points out a “lucrative corner …
If you’re curious, and hungry, you’ll risk a big helping.
Iowans are being left in the dark by state licensure boards that no longer release information as to why doctors, …
Right across Iowa’s border, snuggled next to Dubuque, is Galena, Illinois, where Ulysses S. Grant was residing when he was …
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, casting aside nearly 50 years of “settled” …
Cedar Rapids investors are preparing a third attempt to win a casino license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, …
We can’force religion just because that’s what the majority believes or that’s what politicians think is popular
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