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Planning for a potential new public health building, Linn County has an opportunity to turn a good idea into a …
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In August, I wrote, ‘What the governor needs is a real water-quality strategy, with money to pay for it.” So …
The urban and rural divide is alive and thriving. The response to an appearance this week by former Iowa governor …
Ben Carson wants to put the nation’s federally funded colleges and universities on double-secret probation. The genial neurosurgeon and Republican …
Looking forward to hearing from the Republican candidate in the Johnson County Board of Supervisors special election? I’ve got some …
Marco Rubio says he’d change the Constitution, or at least put the ‘full weight and force of the presidency” behind …
As your Iowa Legislature prepares to reconvene next week, it’s high time to play a rousing game of water quality …
It is no secret that women earn less than men serving in the same position. Would it shock you to …
This isn’t a resolution, but a destination – the travel to which has taken me nearly a lifetime. For years …
If only I had been quicker in writing my annual column looking back on words that defined the year, I …
Sadness, fear and confusion. Those are the three emotions woven throughout conversations I had in the wake of a 2008 …
If someone will please direct me to the back of the line, I have a few ‘gifts” from 2015 I’d …
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