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It was a concert everyone around here remembers: Big and Rich and Blake Shelton at Kinnick Stadium and emceed by …
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Iowa continues to make a name for itself as one of the very worst places for freedom. The latest embarrassment …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 12, 2019 9:16 am2265d ago
By now, we should have known the buffers would be rebuffed. You might recall a column back in August about …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Dec. 11, 2019 12:31 pm2266d ago
My daughter has always been magic. A preschool teacher once sent home a note saying she had spent most of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 9, 2019 9:26 am2268d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds talks often of the need to give Iowans who made serious mistakes a second chance. Apparently, that …
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The first time I met the head of the Republican Party of Iowa was at a rally against impeachment. The …
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Republican presidential candidate Joe Walsh is trying to fix the national nightmare he helped create. Walsh is one of two …
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Leftists running for president have never seen a problem they don’t think the federal government can fix. The latest crisis …
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Gov. Kim Reynolds is working on it. But who is she listening to? The ‘it” in this case is potential …
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On a snowy night in Sioux City, 172 people stamped into West Middle School to hear South Bend, Ind., Mayor …
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Iowa Democrats adopted the country’s most radical stance on drug reform in the state party’s 2016 platform – ‘Legalize all …
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The most interesting candidate from the 2016 presidential race has a new political home, and he’s making plans to visit …
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