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Christmas is just days away, meaning we’ve been hearing holiday music for about eight weeks now. When I get tired …
Johnson County Democrats are fighting to maintain a united front ahead of this month’s special election for the Board of …
Recommendations for U.S. Postal Service reform were handed to the Trump administration by the latest federal task force studying the …
Whether Iowa Sen. Nate Boulton pursued a woman in 2015 and repeatedly groped her isn’t the only thing voters in …
The new farm bill will legalize hemp production at the federal level. Business and agriculture leaders are bullish on the …
In the great Iowa guess-off to determine what exactly Republicans will do next with their Statehouse trifecta, messing with the …
We have embarked upon the season when all journalists worth their salt will be compiling – many by editorial force …
It has grown into a holiday fixture alongside that stupid little elf and critical takedowns of classic Christmas songs. I’m …
We heard rumblings this past week about finally filling Iowa’s empty Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust fund. But can …
It seems unbelievable that after nine members of the 115th Congress had to step aside following allegations of sexual misconduct …
Cedar Rapids officials are making plans to turn their controversial speed cameras back on after the Iowa Supreme Court earlier …
A federal judge said it is up to the states whether or not girls undergo female genital mutilation. Iowa lawmakers …
I came to this week’s Iowa City Council meeting prepared to write a much different column than this one. The …
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