Bill Stowe shoved water quality to the front burner in Iowa, and his critics boiled over. Former Gov. Terry Branstad …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2021 9:26 am1656d ago
Bill Stowe shoved water quality to the front burner in Iowa, and his critics boiled over. Former Gov. Terry Branstad …
Staff Columnists Apr. 17, 2019 8:15 am2504d ago
This is a story about two police officers who should be allowed to stay together. West Union, a small Iowa …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Apr. 16, 2019 7:00 am2505d ago
Iowa’s accidental congressman is calling it quits. U.S. Rep Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, announced last week he will retire at the …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Apr. 15, 2019 12:24 pm2506d ago
Phil Hemingway has earned a few critics in his time as a political activist in Iowa City. Hemingway was elected …
Todd Dorman Opinion Apr. 14, 2019 6:18 pm2507d ago
A few years back, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation bought 172 acres of land along and near the West Fork …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2019 1:45 pm2507d ago
With the Iowa Legislature unwilling, at least for now, to back Gov. Kim Reynolds’ directive to automatically restore felon voting …
Staff Columnists Apr. 13, 2019 7:38 pm2508d ago
The Iowa City Council delivered a victory for freedom and liberty this month when it voted to repeal an ordinance …
Staff Columnists Apr. 13, 2019 8:15 am2508d ago
Members of the Iowa House this week passed an amended bill making female genital mutilation a felony, a measure expected …
Staff Columnists Apr. 11, 2019 7:00 am2510d ago
In seeking to restore voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences, Gov. Kim Reynolds appealed to Iowans who …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2019 7:45 am2511d ago
For vaccination advocates, there’s bad news and good news. Let’s start with the bad. Although deemed eradicated in 2000, measles …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2019 7:30 am2512d ago
Many Republicans and Democrats in Iowa agree that immigrants will play a role in addressing the state’s workforce shortage. The …
Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2019 1:19 pm2513d ago
Those of us who believe in radically limited government have spent immeasurable time and effort criticizing Washington D.C. It’s not …
Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2019 11:06 am2513d ago
Legally, it’s a no-no for lobbyists and PACs representing special interest groups to make campaign donations to state lawmakers during …
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