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“When systems are designed only for students who follow a typical path, we all lose out on the brilliance and …
A few weeks ago, I spent an hour speaking to a high school Women’s History Class in a place where …
‘Big Kim Energy’ will endure
So, next year Iowa will elect a new governor. This was unexpected. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in a video this …
Gov. Kim Reynolds likes to say Iowa was DOGE before DOGE was a thing. Maybe it will become our new …
I recently received a notice of proposed rate increase from MidAmerican Energy. I’m sure quite a few of us in …
Our national memory is shorter than the first verse of the Star-Spangled banner, and that’s bad news if you’re trying …
(The editorial has been changed to clarify a new middle school is estimated to cost $104 million.) The Cedar Rapids …
Editorial Fellow | Chris Espersen “I’ve never seen him so happy,” Christina Fernández-Morrow describes life for her dad back in …
Corrected to reflect that Rep. Miller-Meeks’ spokesperson did provide comment to The Des Moines Register. Iowa Republicans at the state …
While the U.S. Senate was in recess, Sen. Chuck Grassley became the first in Iowa’s congressional delegation to offer up …
In Iowa, one third of Iowans live in the state’s four largest counties, Polk, Linn, Scott and Johnson counties. Those …
On Feb. 15, President Donald Trump made a truly remarkable post on X. He posted: This post gives us incredible …
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