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It’s been 13 years since I received my very first Father’s Day gift. My wife was pregnant with our first …
Eastern Iowa man once faced 25 years for consensual encounter – The Iowa Supreme Court has effectively set aside the …
Country cannibals are more acceptable than city cannibals, according to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The commission voted 3-2 …
In the golden cinematic version of our representative democracy, a group of plucky motivated folks can change the course of …
Republicans have seized control of the debate over which farm animals can and cannot be used in Iowa’s U.S. Senate …
Like most things that wind up being equal parts cool and addictive, Bill Whittaker says his multiyear obsession to photograph …
So the city of Cedar Rapids painted a green square on Third Avenue SE. Some looked upon it and saw …
About midway through May, a moving van and trailer arrived at Toledo’s now shuttered Iowa Juvenile Home. According to the …
Thank heavens for hog castration. It’s an attention getter, huh? And without the snip, the Republican race for U.S. Senate …
There is one moment in the recent past that has, above everything else, continued to shape and solidify those who …
If you care about water quality, soil preservation or local recreation and conservation projects, Gov. Terry Branstad sent you a …
Saturday’s column provided a closer look at a Johnson County criminal case involving a 29-year-old man on the autism spectrum …
It’s looking more and more like Iowa’s rule requiring builders to replace four inches of topsoil on finished construction sites …
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