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Staff Columnists Jun. 16, 2018 6:45 am2746d ago
Working minimum wage or better and can’t make ends meet? You aren’t alone. According to a new report from the …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2018 3:28 pm2747d ago
Good news for politicians. Gov. Kim Reynolds says you don’t have to follow the whole party platform. ‘It’s a guideline …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2018 8:07 am2748d ago
As the flood anniversary passes, let’s pay our respects to Big Debt Chet. It’s the nickname slapped on former Gov. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2018 7:30 am2749d ago
Heavy-duty, knee-high rubber boots still sit in my basement. While they no longer hold the odors of the 2008 floods, …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jun. 12, 2018 11:03 am2750d ago
Fred Hubbell wants you to know he is not Kim Reynolds. The Des Moines Democrat has spent the past several …
Staff Columnists Jun. 11, 2018 8:54 am2751d ago
The commencement address I remember from high school is the one I’d like to forget. It was given by an …
Staff Columnists Jun. 10, 2018 2:09 am2752d ago
It’s been 10 years since we last spoke, but the deep, muddy voice was unmistakable. ‘Long time, no talk, column …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2018 7:15 am2753d ago
If a new national campaign gets its way, some political advertisements in Iowa and across the nation this fall will …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2018 1:00 am2753d ago
State Sen. David Johnson had a lonely job in Des Moines the past two years. The northwest Iowa lawmaker left …
Staff Columnists Jun. 8, 2018 10:29 am2754d ago
Bernie Sanders had a rough night in Eastern Iowa this week. The independent U.S. senator was not here, but several …
Staff Columnists Jun. 7, 2018 3:18 pm2754d ago
So Fred Hubbell is your Democratic nominee for governor after the retired Des Moines executive cruised to an impressive victory …
Staff Columnists Jun. 6, 2018 8:58 am2756d ago
Sometimes there just ought to be a better law. Two women who sought civil relief from a Pella church and …
Staff Columnists Jun. 5, 2018 6:00 am2757d ago
Iowans have staged highly visible demonstrations in support of more gun control in recent months, but that has not led …
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