The latest candidate to announce 2020 presidential ambitions is poised to test the limits of partisanship. Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill …
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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2019 1:44 pm2428d ago
The latest candidate to announce 2020 presidential ambitions is poised to test the limits of partisanship. Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 18, 2019 4:06 pm2429d ago
Legislative Republicans pushing hard to change the way Iowa selects its judges claim to want ‘fairness,” ‘balance” and ‘accountability.” But …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2019 5:00 am2431d ago
Even though the opioid crisis has not reached the same severity in Iowa as in some other states, a new …
Jerry Schroeder Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2019 5:00 am2431d ago
I am 67 and ‘retired” but working. My wife is 62 and disabled. Our federal adjusted gross income is just …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2019 9:25 am2432d ago
If you only ever internalize one thing from any of my columns, please heed my suggestion here – stay out …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2019 1:40 pm2433d ago
‘Snow day” was once so charming and nostalgic. As someone who grew up on the frozen tundra of Northern Iowa, …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2019 10:46 am2435d ago
U.S. Sen Cory Booker, who visited Iowa last week after announcing his presidential bid earlier this month, earned national recognition …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2019 11:08 am2436d ago
It’s silly season at the Iowa Statehouse. Policymakers spend the first few weeks of each session introducing a multitude of …
Staff Columnists Feb. 10, 2019 11:23 am2437d ago
A few hundred people gathered on a recent Saturday night in downtown Cedar Rapids were introduced to an organization and …
Staff Columnists Feb. 8, 2019 9:56 am2439d ago
There was an unusual roll call in the U.S. Senate this week. Iowa’s pro-Trump senators broke with the president, while …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2019 7:00 am2440d ago
One of these days, a legislative majority driven by rigid ideology, its outraged partisan base or the largesse of its …
Staff Columnists Feb. 6, 2019 8:57 am2441d ago
Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. So it is appropriate that members of the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2019 5:00 am2442d ago
Iowa lawmakers are considering several bills to address the many shortcomings in the state’s medical marijuana program. One of the …
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