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Iowans know at least two male members of the current General Assembly have sexually harassed women, but they only have …
A resignation on the Iowa City Council leaves city leaders with three bad options. Former council member Kingsley Botchway was …
State government should be in the business of removing barriers to opportunity, including those of Iowans who aspire to public …
My hometown has finally joined the civilized world in condemning a terrible scourge which has plagued the Earth for too …
On the eve of the Republican National Convention in July 2016, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was asked about Donald Trump’s …
Sitting with Chris Wallace of Fox News on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped to muddy the facts about his …
Democrats came very close to taking a bold stance on an important issue last week. Amid growing outrage over the …
Three months ago University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld told Regents members the university would review its centers and institutions …
When Fred Hubbell, the Democratic nominee for governor, was chairman of Younkers department stores in the late 1980s and early …
Vice President Mike Pence got at least one thing right during his visit to Cedar Rapids last week. ‘Since day …
Here’s hoping, during Vice President Mike Pence’s Iowa visit this week, someone had an opportunity to point out that tax …
I have not shied away from being a Republican, nor from criticizing President Donald Trump. Sometimes it seems a little …
I first met a governor on the same day I first rode in a helicopter. That was a big day …
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