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Sofia DeMartino Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2022 8:10 am182d ago
We were literally playing the game on the most challenging setting without the cheat code.
Austin Wu Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2022 8:05 am182d ago
A few weeks ago, it was reported that three residential properties were purchased by the city of Iowa City for …
Nichole Shaw Staff Columnists Dec. 8, 2022 7:39 am181d ago
Do not give up. The power of the American people is extraordinary, especially when they use their voice to collectively demand change.
Althea Cole Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2022 8:34 pm210d ago
And luckily for Iowans, we’re already pretty good at it.
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2022 6:00 am213d ago
Yes, the best is truly yet to come, for some.
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Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2022 6:38 am216d ago
As Iowa’s surprisingly close U.S. Senate race takes its final lap, the contrast is stark. Retired Admiral Mike Franken made …
Staff Columnists Oct. 30, 2022 6:00 am220d ago
So the disruptions caused by the pandemic hit American schools hard, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also …
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Oct. 30, 2022 6:00 am220d ago
When I compare the two platforms put together by each party, it’s not hard to choose.
Staff Columnists Oct. 28, 2022 6:00 am222d ago
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is an obvious witch hunt.
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2022 9:00 am223d ago
Well, the big picture didn’t change much in the race for governor with the latest campaign finance disclosures turned in …
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am227d ago
The best way for voters to avoid hiccups is to treat their vote as not just something they do, but that they plan.
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2022 2:42 pm223d ago
Get over yourself. For white people, so-called “racism” is about hurt feelings. For people of color and Indigenous folks, it’s about dying.
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2022 2:49 pm223d ago
In March of 2018, a classical music composer in Ohio wrote the following, as part of a larger comment on …
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