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There has not been a single week I’ve failed to receive an email message from a reader questioning or demanding …
Happy Thanksgiving Day to all. Years back, when I first came to town, I used my Thanksgiving column to hand …
Hawkeye Martini: three measures of prune juice, one of vodka, half a measure of Metamucil Clear and Natural. Shake it …
Maybe you’ve seen a painting or two by Thomas Hart Benton. If you have, it’s plain to see understatement wasn’t …
Did you get distracted by Congressional Keystone XL discussions? While the U.S. Senate debated a bill approving construction of the …
In February, Ed Thornton will be starting seeds. In the meantime, he’s started a petition. It’s posted at change.org, and …
This is the sort of weather that lends itself to sitting by the fire, sipping a hot beverage of your …
Will this be the year our state lawmakers finally take the plunge for clean water? Don’t hold your breath. Folks …
The squeeze is on, and it might be a home run. Or not. The petition placed online by Iowa City …
When the videotape of journalist Daniel Pearl’s brutal murder was released in 2002, it was handed to an undercover FBI …
Now that we’re safely past the election, talk has turned to the prospect of raising Iowa’s gas tax. Funny how …
As a kid, I remember standing in front of enormous glass cases in the Iowa Statehouse rotunda. Inside were dozens …
What a waste. That’s been the most common sentiment I’ve heard, both from Republicans and Democrats, when talk turns to …
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