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Some Iowa parents are going off the state-sanctioned grid to find child care. Nearly a quarter of Iowans live in …
Two bills making their way through the Iowa Legislature would help diabetics receive live-saving insulin in emergency situations. Senate File …
Committee work in the Iowa House and Senate has produced differing views on what should happen to those who engage …
Life in Iowa City is great, but it could be better, according to Mayor Jim Throgmorton. Throgmorton delivered his annual …
Vexillologically speaking, which isn’t easy, Cedar Rapids’ city flag is a rule-breaker. Its ‘Cedar Rapids” and ‘Iowa,” emblazoned in bright …
In a presidential nominating contest dominated by domestic policy issues, one candidate stands apart. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii …
Statehouse Republicans have apparently ‘narrowed” their plan to make Iowa’s judicial selection process a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Politics, …
A bill in the Iowa Legislature to change Iowa’s ballot access law isn’t just a bad idea. It might be …
Iowa lawmakers dispatched two proposals that would have allowed more parents to forgo required and necessary vaccinations for their children. …
Here’s a thought: The Legislature could pass laws capable of surviving constitutional scrutiny. That was my first thought after listening …
Some Americans are fretting over their federal tax refunds, or lack thereof. The average refund amount so far this year …
For the second-straight year, the newbo evolve festival came up as Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart offered his assessment of …
During the past few days I attended a sister’s wedding, played card games with extended family, watched more television that …
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