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Dubuque letter writer Barbara Rank struck a chord, according to a Washington Post headline. I have another assessment: Rank took …
A 107-word commentary in an Iowa newspaper sparked an international conversation this week. A Dubuque woman wrote to the Telegraph …
So state Rep. Todd Prichard, D-Charles City, stopped in Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning to let locals know he’s running for …
So our governor ‘saved” the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture on Friday, unless you think ‘saving” means the center’s vital …
This year many Iowans and Americans will splurge on Mother’s Day gifts. Consumers told the National Retail Federation that their …
Dakota Access Pipeline protests have sparked changes to the Oklahoma criminal trespass code. The measures could become boilerplate bills for …
It seems like any account of 1st District U.S. Rep. Rod Blum’s town hall in Cedar Rapids Tuesday night should …
By now, the first folks have cleared the velvet ropes to attend a town hall meeting sponsored by Iowa 1st …
Are Iowans doing enough or the right things to help older residents get the nutritious and affordable food they need …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett tells me he’s already sent out 400 copies of his book ‘Beyond Promises,” mostly to …
The last-minute medical marijuana compromise in the final hours of the 2017 Iowa Legislature put some lawmakers in a peculiar …
If you happen to have a spare cup of courage lying around, please pass it to U.S. Rep. Rod Blum. …
Yet again, there was no love for the Cherry Sisters. More than a century ago, Marion’s hometown vaudeville act endured …
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