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No matter how personal or distant the connection, it’s difficult to reconcile emotions surrounding the Vietnam War. Several readers, many …
So the city’s effort to require replacement of topsoil or other runoff-absorbing materials on finished construction sites is on shakier …
Chet Culver popped to mind last week, for some reason. Maybe it’s because the current governor who unseated Culver in …
Since returning from the National Rural Assembly I’ve been reaching out to small town leaders and advocates with a question: …
Back in September, when a Cedar Rapids City Council committee commenced a 60-day process crafting an ordinance directing topsoil restoration …
Progressives in Iowa City are excited, and rightfully so, but shouldn’t be lulled into believing that electing a city council …
I’ve heard we’re in tumultuous electoral times. Outsiders are incoming. Bums will be thrown out. To the ramparts, with pitchforks. …
So it was a busy October, with all the football-watching, pumpkin-spicing and local electioneering. Maybe you missed the Legislature’s ‘Gambling …
If Cedar Rapids voters shelve a 27-cent levy on Tuesday to fund the city’s public libraries, it won’t be because …
There’s no doubt that a mere handful of votes can change the outcome of a city election, but there is …
So I’ve watched Iowa House Republicans shrug at bulldozing a topsoil rule over the objections of hundreds of Iowans and …
If a national movement coming to Des Moines is successful, Iowans may see many more conservative pastors and church leaders …
Of all the burning issues facing Marion voters, only one is truly combustible. At a League of Women Voters forum …
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