Some Republicans seeking to lead the free world have been asked in recent days whether they would attend a same-sex …
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Some Republicans seeking to lead the free world have been asked in recent days whether they would attend a same-sex …
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2015 4:06 pm3953d ago
Adam Robinson knows, one way or another, the tiny farmhouse and smokehouse that have stood for more than 100 years …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 27, 2015 11:53 am3957d ago
So your Iowa Environmental Protection Commission has received an earful about its plans to wash away a state rule requiring …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 23, 2015 9:39 am3961d ago
So the nannies are making a Statehouse comeback. You knew they would. Back in February, I wrote how remarkable it …
Staff Columnists Apr. 19, 2015 8:30 am3965d ago
Tennessee’s failed attempt to codify the Holy Bible as its official state book made me wonder about Iowa’s official items. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 19, 2015 3:00 am3965d ago
Sometimes, a column leads me to something unexpected. Last month’s column on the Iowa Band Law is one of them. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 20, 2015 9:51 am3964d ago
SENATE FINALLY GOES TO POT Did you get a load of that Quinnipiac Poll out this week showing 87 percent …
Staff Columnists Apr. 17, 2015 8:29 am3967d ago
This column was filed late. You see, I’d planned to begin it with a prayer for the harm of another …
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Staff Columnists Apr. 16, 2015 3:00 am3968d ago
MONTICELLO – Some have cracked wise about what Hillary Clinton’s campaign 2016 slogan should be. After watching her first Iowa …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2015 8:25 am3970d ago
So Cedar Rapids is going to fight for its right to put speed cameras where it pleases. For safety, of …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2015 8:00 am3972d ago
If rumors are believed, this is the day Iowa Democrats have either been wanting or dreading: Hillary Clinton is expected …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2015 3:00 am3972d ago
So the sitzkrieg over K-12 school funding continues at the Statehouse as school districts approach the legal deadline for certifying …
Staff Columnists Apr. 25, 2015 10:12 am3959d ago
Merit-based pay structures are key to lifting women up and closing leadership and pay gaps. That’s what Carly Fiorina, former …
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