As a proud alumnus of Iowa public schools (Des Moines Hoover, class of 1972), I’ve watched in increasing despair as …
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I will never forget the day an elderly man named Delbert Block walked into the GOP Victory Office in Hiawatha. …
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The horrific recent shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis highlighted the violence from external threats. But what is often …
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Residents of colonial Virginia were forced to pay taxes to support the Anglican Church, whether or not they were members. …
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In its inaugural year, the first Eastern Iowa Brain Injury Gala was the highest grossing individual fundraising event for the Brain Injury Association of America, nationwide. Recently, the event smashed its own record.
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