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Time is running out for Ron Corbett to dent the all but unstoppable, cash-flush juggernaut that is Gov. Kim Reynolds’ …
Pro-gun legislation in the Iowa Statehouse has succumbed to a barrage of bullets. Unfortunately, this is not a metaphor. The …
As Iowans extend a helping hand to those in need, feminine hygiene supplies are too often forgotten. A local group …
Toll roads have suffered a bad reputation for too long. Road use fees are easy political punching bags from all …
The great Republican exodus of 2017 has come and gone. Critics said President Donald Trump’s first year in office would …
Cedar Rapids city leaders won some symbolic victories at the White House this week. Just being invited over to 1600 …
It’s Valentine’s Day, and I hoped to write a column appropriate for a love and indulgence holiday, however contrived. But …
In Marion, we’re trying to decide whether it’s OK to allow kids in bars during daylight hours. Bar owners would …
America is broke. Congress passed a bill last week to unchain federal borrowing and significantly drive up the debt. By …
If college doesn’t make people liberal, then where did all these liberals come from? Growing up in Iowa City, I …
Despite Republican promises to the contrary, changes to family planning services has resulted in less access that will cost Iowans …
DES MOINES – A remake of the Iowa Legislature continued last week with a couple more significant retirements. Reps. Guy …
Iowa Republicans are once again making clear that they value the potential of pregnancy more than they value women. Their …
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