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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2020 5:55 pm2019d ago
Iowa’s tiny market for legal cannabis just shrank even smaller. Medical dispensaries in Davenport and Council Bluffs operated by Have …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2020 8:00 am2019d ago
It won’t be long before we get yet another set of dismal coronavirus numbers. This time it will be falling …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2020 5:16 pm2020d ago
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 map is a patchwork – three dark red counties marking large numbers, a …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2020 7:43 am2021d ago
Welcome to Iowa, where in the middle of a global pandemic you can still walk into a Hobby Lobby, but …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2020 5:25 pm2022d ago
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie was a lonely man in Washington, D.C., last week. As the U.S. House was set to …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2020 10:22 am2022d ago
Remember about three lifetimes ago, or was it three weeks, when the Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Invest in Iowa Act was …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2020 7:00 am2023d ago
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when we are told our friends and neighbors age 65 and older are …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2020 10:17 am2025d ago
The irrepressible Iowa spirit is out in full force these days – shopping, hiking and supporting local businesses. Parents are …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2020 4:30 pm2026d ago
If Facebook comments on video streams of Iowa officials’ news conferences are any indication, people are frustrated that the government …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2020 2:41 pm2026d ago
There are a lot of things Iowans are told we can’t do during the coronavirus pandemic. But as of this …
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So your columnist and his family are back from spring break. The weather in Florida was lovely all week. I …
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Gov. Kim Reynolds is relaxing state regulations in a bid to bolster Iowa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and sustain …
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