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Maybe you’ve read, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, about the resurgence of happy hour or cocktail hour among Americans looking for …
TestIowa was supposed to be the answer to COVID-19 – the necessary tool to enable Gov. Kim Reynolds to open …
In the shaky video of the shooting, it’s hard to see the kids in the park. They are there for …
A new candidate has emerged. Republicans and Democrats are mad about it. U.S. Rep. Justin Amash is a former Republican …
Who is she listening to? It’s a question I’ve heard a lot lately as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds navigates the …
On Monday April 27, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that COVID-19 was now part of the daily life of Iowans. ‘We …
Iowa Democrats have tried candidates from Des Moines, and nominees handpicked by national party leaders. But U.S. Senate candidate Michael …
Mark Newman, the CEO of Nomi Health, has never worked in health care, except he is on the board of …
The enormous population of Iowans behind bars is finally shrinking. All it took was the deadliest global public health crisis …
I’m old enough to remember last week at Gov. Reynold’s daily news conference, when officials declared that Iowa was successfully …
April 20 – the marijuana holiday, 420 for short – is longer this year. This is the once-per-century 4/20 month. …
Believe science! Trust the experts! Frustrated Americans yell at politicians, compatriots or no one in particular during the coronavirus pandemic. …
Each time the governor shares the day’s COVID-19 numbers, she makes sure the media and Iowans know how many cases …
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