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GAS TAX FEVER. CATCH IT! ‘Key lawmakers” say lots of things during a typical legislative session. When they’re not being …
Linn County Supervisor Brent Oleson tells me he’s been serving on Republican Party central committees at the county, congressional district …
So the Iowa Department of Education has launched No Butter Cow Left Behind. Of course, the department has a different …
This past week has been filled with listening and searching, both producing little satisfaction. On Tuesday night about 80 people …
So I officially became the father of a teenager this past week. It happened quietly, at 8:06 a.m. Monday. I …
Let’s be honest: the state of the union response is not strong, nor is it necessary. This is not a …
Welcome back to The Week. JONI’S BREAD BAGS SPARK DEEP REFLECTION No doubt you’ve heard word of how U.S. Sen. …
DES MOINES – So Iowa’s 4-inch topsoil rule is one step closer to being yanked out by its roots and …
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst survived one of the worst jobs in American politics without a scratch, and enhanced her national …
So our brand new U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will bask in the national spotlight tonight, giving the official Republican …
Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission has another opportunity this week to decide what it really wants to protect. On Wednesday, the …
The People’s Republic of Johnson County is a messy place, often overrun with public meetings and task force investigations. Everyone, …
Have you ever written or said something from a centrist position only to have those on either side of the …
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