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Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2017 12:39 pm3249d ago
As much as I need to stop thinking about the Washington Post story on Social Security disability benefits reprinted in …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2017 7:00 am3250d ago
We all know Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will take over duties as Iowa’s governor when Gov. Terry Branstad leaves for …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2017 4:47 pm3251d ago
This month the Iowa Statehouse moves closer to its ‘people’s house” nickname when first an atheist, and then a humanist, …
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Adam Sullivan, At Liberty One of the most heated legislative issues of the year reached a climax this week when …
Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2017 9:00 am3252d ago
Seventy percent of the roughly 1,600 children who die in the U.S. each year from abuse or neglect are under …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2017 10:01 am3253d ago
There’s been some controversy swirling lately over lawmakers skipping public forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters. State Rep. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2017 11:21 am3255d ago
Iowa Senate members took a significant step last week to improve Iowa’s lackluster stalking definition, but more should be done …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2017 6:00 am3255d ago
If only Cedar Rapids could hold back floodwater with ’empathy.” Shared feelings can’t fill sandbags. But that’s mostly what our …
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A Joe Biden quote has been getting a lot of mileage lately. ‘Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2017 4:06 pm3259d ago
Comprehensive planning and data stockpiling by state officials is now a national case study on how to effectively meet the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2017 10:44 am3259d ago
Iowa has fallen behind the rest of the nation. The vast majority of Americans now live in places with safe …
Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2017 6:00 am3260d ago
So your Iowa Legislature, presented by Sizzler University, may still do something smart and meaty on water quality this year. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 19, 2017 10:30 am3264d ago
Communities have a good reason to invest and engage in the jail transition process: The majority of those in our …
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