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Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2018 11:39 am2891d ago
AMES – Tarana Burke says people are always asking what’s next for the Me Too movement she founded more than …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2018 10:38 am2891d ago
Politicians’ good intentions are threatening Americans’ medical freedom. A federal bill known as the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2018 8:00 am2893d ago
So your Iowa Legislature has moved a big step closer to putting a gun rights amendment on the ballot, and …
Alison Gowans Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2018 7:30 am2893d ago
I was shocked and saddened this week by the death of Sonia Kendrick Stover, the founder of Linn County nonprofit …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2018 5:30 am2893d ago
Every lawmaker in Iowa is on board with significant and desperately needed mental health expansions. Now, they just need to …
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Submitting signatures has never been so exciting. Not one, but two candidates for office in Iowa – one for governor …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2018 10:45 am2894d ago
If you don’t want to obey government’s rules, don’t accept government’s money. Iowa lawmakers decided this week to reconsider funneling …
Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2018 2:36 pm2894d ago
You may have heard about Amazon HQ2. Now get ready for federal government HQ2. The online retailer Amazon announced plans …
Staff Columnists Mar. 22, 2018 12:30 pm2896d ago
Iowans may soon have more options for getting tipsy in the comfort of their own homes. You may recall last …
Staff Columnists Mar. 22, 2018 10:03 am2896d ago
So did anything happen while I was on vacation? Of course, I know lots of stuff happened. I’m not one …
Staff Columnists Mar. 21, 2018 6:30 am2897d ago
Not for the first time I’m looking at Facebook, probing feelings of distrust and channeling Jack Twist on Brokeback Mountain. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2018 5:23 pm2897d ago
The opportunity to make historic changes to Iowa’s marijuana laws may be going up in smoke. Lawmakers introduced two important …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2018 6:00 am2898d ago
Iowa will host third-party primaries for the first time this year, but the ballots will be sparsely populated. The Libertarian …
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