Make Americans Dragons Again. Musician Kanye West dominated the political news cycle last week with a series of Twitter messages …
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Make Americans Dragons Again. Musician Kanye West dominated the political news cycle last week with a series of Twitter messages …
Popular culture superstar Kanye West drew international attention this month with a series of Twitter posts about politics and culture, …
Did you hear the one about the federal Cabinet secretary who spent $31,000 on a dinette set and then said …
The fearful refrain of anti-immigration warriors has been the same for years – ‘They’re coming to take our jobs.” Here …
I suppose it should not come as a surprise that men capable of habitually sexually harassing women also display staggering …
In a way, it makes perfect sense our Legislature’s 2018 overtime session has run smack into prom season. In both …
Most Iowans would agree: This winter was harder than most. Or at least longer. When we were having ice storms …
In releasing a redacted document by an Iowa Finance Authority employee detailing years of sexual harassment, Gov. Kim Reynolds described …
If you’re a Democrat or anyone hoping to return Iowa to its once purplish political hue this fall, and pull …
When no reason is needed, it’s difficult to understand why one sort of was given. Perhaps you’ve been following the …
Most of the Democrats running for Iowa governor have proudly promised not to take money from the National Rifle Association. …
So it’s Earth Day/Week. I say we mark it by continuing our effort to figure out how on earth Democrats …
There’s new movement in the Iowa Senate on sexual harassment and, regardless of how late it arrived, it remains movement …
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