There is a growing bipartisan consensus in Washington, D.C. to reconsider how the government enforces drug laws. One Iowa legislator …
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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2019 7:00 am2259d ago
There is a growing bipartisan consensus in Washington, D.C. to reconsider how the government enforces drug laws. One Iowa legislator …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Oct. 14, 2019 9:59 am2260d ago
Women in Iowa have unprecedented political power. This year, 45 women served in the state legislature – a 29 percent …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Oct. 11, 2019 8:30 am2263d ago
Iowa needs more professionals in a wide range of sectors, but overbearing government regulations are hampering the state’s workforce growth. …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Oct. 11, 2019 8:00 am2263d ago
A small-town news organization’s reporting on a bad cop could ‘jeopardize the local ownership of the newspaper,” the publication’s owner …
On Oct. 3, a teacher at Waterloo West High School was suspended from his job for a comment he made …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2019 11:18 am2266d ago
International climate change activist Greta Thunberg drew thousands of people to a gathering in Iowa City last weekend. Evidently, people …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2019 10:42 am2266d ago
So your columnist must now, on the record, admit to being guilty of ‘aspirational recycling.” What was I thinking? I’ll …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2019 10:39 am2266d ago
Nona France doesn’t want your awards. She doesn’t want commendation, she certainly doesn’t want worthless plaques and speeches from the …
Staff Columnists Oct. 6, 2019 1:00 pm2268d ago
Mention any one of President Donald Trump’s many scandals to a Republican politician, and you will find they have a …
Staff Columnists Oct. 4, 2019 8:30 am2270d ago
I worked on two stories this past week that left me unable to deny that fall is truly here: an …
Staff Columnists Oct. 3, 2019 4:21 pm2271d ago
So word comes this week that Iowa ran up a $298 million budget surplus in Fiscal Year 2019, which was …
Staff Columnists Oct. 1, 2019 4:17 pm2273d ago
For 12 years, I lived in a rotting house. The smell of damp mold infected my clothes and hair. I …
Staff Columnists Oct. 1, 2019 7:00 am2273d ago
The federal government is demanding a spot in your wallet. State transportation officials in Iowa and elsewhere recently launched public …
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