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‘So, how did Iowa fare in Chicago?” That’s the question I posed to a local friend, a member of the …
Despite initial excitement about the nation’s first explicit anti-cancer vaccination, America’s cultural taboo on teen sexual activity is leaving too …
Candidates for governor all say they’re looking forward to debating the issues before this November’s election. But when, where – …
Lost in the ongoing conversation about abortion and executive branch power that surrounds U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are …
Please don’t reduce Monday, Labor Day, to the symbolic end of summer or, worse yet, an opportunity to shop clearance …
It seems everything is a Russian conspiracy these days. One of the newest claims is that Russians are ‘weaponizing health …
John McCain was funny. That’s what I’ll remember. Yes, of course, he was a war hero, a towering figure in …
When it comes to voting in the upcoming midterm election, my millennial daughters appear to be outliers of their generation. …
It has all the makings of diabolical conspiracy – poison hidden in your children’s breakfast cereal, slowly giving them cancer, …
So I was sitting on a terrace overlooking downtown Austin, Tex., last week when word came that newbo evolve had …
In his defense, no one – not even The Man himself – has ever claimed Donald Trump is tethered to …
Although University of Iowa administrators unilaterally decided to close the Labor Center, Iowans are determined to make their voices heard. …
Youngsters in Linn County will be officially introduced to four more female role models on Sunday, Women’s Equality Day. The …
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