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Don’t forget to enjoy the dance. That’s the advice my first newspaper editor offered nearly every time I left to …
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Here’s a novel idea. Each year, on a rotating basis, an Iowa school board should get to approve Gov. Terry …
Last Friday morning, as I turned the corner of Clinton and Washington streets en route to a breakfast meeting, a …
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It may have hit a nerve. My column last Saturday focused on recent demonstrations and how they are evidence that …
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One of the best things about working in the media is the access it provides to all facets of the …
Back in April, state Sen. Liz Mathis sat at her desk in the Iowa Senate watching a live online feed …
When it comes to governing by executive order, I’m not a fan. So when President Barack Obama issued his order …
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