There is something President Donald Trump despises almost as much as truth, justice and LED light bulbs. “I hate wind,” …
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There is something President Donald Trump despises almost as much as truth, justice and LED light bulbs. “I hate wind,” …
I will never forget the day an elderly man named Delbert Block walked into the GOP Victory Office in Hiawatha. …
In case you missed it, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this past week she will not be running …
For a brief, shining moment, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in to protect Iowa’s polluted waterways. It did so against …
Free speech matters most when it makes us uncomfortable
Anyone who has attended a meet-the-teacher day or walked the halls during the first day of school can feel the …
No, they’re not taking away your IPERS benefits. That’s the most important thing anyone can take away from this column. …
First, we’ll need to stipulate a few things.
I knew before any of it started that last Sunday was going to be a good day. Any day is …
There are signs Reynolds’ iron grip on Iowa isn’t as grippy
In a quiet neighborhood of northwest D.C., my favorite Siberian Husky dragged me to a small grove of trees under …
Jack Cooper had the scare of his life in 2011 when his son was diagnosed with leukemia. Knowing the link …
I didn’t have much to say at first about the efforts of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans to …
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