Gov. Kim Reynolds says pointed, persistent questions about her efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 are ‘divisive.” Her allies …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2020 8:00 am2082d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds says pointed, persistent questions about her efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 are ‘divisive.” Her allies …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2020 9:52 pm2082d ago
At a Subway restaurant in northwest Iowa, families come in during the lunch rush and laugh and talk, standing close …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2020 11:23 am2084d ago
Perhaps the biggest failure in the United States’ response to the coronavirus – which has been one of the worst …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 6, 2020 9:54 am2085d ago
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across Iowa, more of the state’s 23 million hogs will be allowed to shelter in …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Apr. 4, 2020 5:53 pm2086d ago
I met Kayla Koether on March 3, back when we were allowed to meet people. It was Super Tuesday and …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2020 5:55 pm2088d ago
Iowa’s tiny market for legal cannabis just shrank even smaller. Medical dispensaries in Davenport and Council Bluffs operated by Have …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2020 8:00 am2089d ago
It won’t be long before we get yet another set of dismal coronavirus numbers. This time it will be falling …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2020 5:16 pm2089d ago
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 map is a patchwork – three dark red counties marking large numbers, a …
Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2020 7:43 am2091d ago
Welcome to Iowa, where in the middle of a global pandemic you can still walk into a Hobby Lobby, but …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2020 5:25 pm2091d 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 am2092d 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 am2093d 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 am2095d ago
The irrepressible Iowa spirit is out in full force these days – shopping, hiking and supporting local businesses. Parents are …
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