Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds did the right thing last month when she agreed to continue accepting refugees for resettlement in …
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds did the right thing last month when she agreed to continue accepting refugees for resettlement in …
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For a moment in 2019, Gordon Sondland seemed to be a hero. During the impeachment hearings, the ambassador to the …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Dec. 27, 2019 1:55 pm2186d ago
Most states are making good progress toward reasonable drug laws. Iowa is not. It has been a frustrating year for …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Dec. 24, 2019 2:15 pm2189d ago
On Dec. 6, I took my kids to hear the story of Svaty Mikulas in Czech Village. We are not …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Dec. 23, 2019 10:02 am2190d ago
I would have liked to have been in the room when they pulled out the Nazi. It wasn’t just a …
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So 2019 was wordy. Many can’t be repeated in a family newspaper. But what were the words that defined the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 19, 2019 5:33 pm2194d ago
Elves on shelves are surveilling millions of children this holiday season. But that gangly doll is no match for the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 18, 2019 5:53 am2195d ago
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley once stated, of impeachment, ‘Some say that this impeachment effort is part of a right wing …
Staff Columnists Dec. 16, 2019 11:50 am2197d ago
Say what you will about the new proposed North American trade pact, but you have to admit they got the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 13, 2019 2:07 pm2200d ago
Here are some Christmas songs I’ve rewritten to capture the modern spirt. Enjoy, or not. ’Get Lost You Tweeting Gentlemen” …
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It was a concert everyone around here remembers: Big and Rich and Blake Shelton at Kinnick Stadium and emceed by …
Staff Columnists Dec. 13, 2019 6:00 am2200d ago
Iowa continues to make a name for itself as one of the very worst places for freedom. The latest embarrassment …
Staff Columnists Dec. 12, 2019 9:16 am2201d ago
By now, we should have known the buffers would be rebuffed. You might recall a column back in August about …
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