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Save taxpayer money and put fewer Iowans in jail. True win-win scenarios are rare in politics, but Johnson County recently …
Alabama election results made clear that anti-abortion no longer is the equivalent of pro-life. The professional number-crunchers will have their …
Roy Moore’s defeat in Alabama means one thing: A creepy fake conservative will not serve in the U.S. Senate. It …
As the Cedar Rapids school board was briefed Monday night on a $224 million facilities plan shuttering eight elementary schools, …
Football has been mired in all the wrong kinds of controversy this year. National Anthem protests by dozens of NFL …
Forget all the pop culture ‘mean girl” nonsense you’ve heard about sororities. The women of Beta Psi Eta at Cornell …
The mantra of the drug reform movement has remained the same for years – tax and regulate. Now we’re finding …
Survivors of sexual harassment and assault didn’t need a magazine cover story to justify or validate ongoing cultural shifts. Blunt …
Iowa City politicians are rushing to mess up the fragile progress they’ve made at improving the housing market. The City …
There were two mayoral victory parties in Cedar Rapids Tuesday night, but only one victor. Such is democracy. You’re either …
Janesville Republican Sandy Salmon wants to reverse a court ruling that requires doctors and other medical professionals to tell pregnant …
Law enforcement officials have led a major crackdown on meth labs in recent years, yet Iowans continue to struggle with …
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s recent remarks on the estate tax are getting lots of attention. Just Google ‘booze.” ‘I think …
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