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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 …
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IOWA CITY – Two days of meetings this week highlighted the latest national standards that will change K-12 education in …
Marion’s new ‘brand” is ‘Reach Higher.” Maybe you’ve seen the water tower. But if you’ve spent much time watching local …
While standing by the selection of a new University of Iowa president, one member of the Board of Regents has …
MARION – Craig Harwood is an engineer, and yet he can’t make the math work. Harwood, of Cedar Rapids, has …
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So the Iowa Supreme Court must decide whether the state’s open-meetings law is no match for some very clever county …
Attitudes shifted that day in 1995 when I stood before the miserable, exposed interior of the federal building in Oklahoma …
So quite possibly the most expensive administrative ‘clarification” in Iowa history will keep moving forward, just more slowly. Republican lawmakers …
Let’s be very clear: This isn’t about J. Bruce Harreld. It also isn’t about the University of Iowa. Once, while …
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