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Some of us have friends. Some of us have friends who use their professional positions to funnel us money. Guess …
On Monday, Gov. Terry Branstad becomes the longest-serving governor in American history, at 7,462 days in office, and counting. As …
Another elected leader from Cedar Rapids is floating a plan to pay for cleaning up our water. Last month, you …
As I type, sitting at our dining room table, the elf watches. He’s perched in a potted plant. His blue …
Let’s hope 2016 is the year we agree no one has a special right to enforce ideology through terror. Thus …
With the holidays rapidly approaching, it seems like a good time to check out the 2016 Caucus Christmas Gift Catalog. …
Gov. Terry Branstad could be bragging this week that Iowa has added more than 100,000 jobs since he retook office …
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Happy Thanksgiving one and all. Here’s what I’m thankful for, as far as you know. I’m thankful for our dog …
It’s the season of giving. But the country, apparently, remains ripe for the taking. ‘We have to take our country …
We have just two kids in our home, and most of our days operate on a frayed, wobbly tightrope between …
Last week, Todd Stamm, vice president of the company that would operate the proposed Bakken oil pipeline, told Iowa Utilities …
Although only a handful of people know it, there was a time when I couldn’t get behind the wheel of …
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