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Incoming Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck has a full plate in front of him. Not least, the task …
Shooting fish in a barrel is downright cruel and inhumane. I don’t like to do it. But someone vandalizes the …
Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce today that federal prosecutors no longer will seek tough prison terms for …
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Perhaps you’ve heard of the National Organization for Marriage, or NOM, a group that has spent considerable money and time …
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The University of Iowa’s new designation as the country’s #1 party school by The Princeton Review is sure to cause a …
So the University of Iowa is the national champion of partying, according to the Princeton Review’s annual survey of students. …
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Pity the poor U.S. Postal Service, still hemorrhaging money after years of drastic “efficiencies.” Despite $15 billion in cuts, including …
It was good news, bad news last week when it comes to housing for local folks with chronic mental illness. …
From August 18, 2011. Summer has sauntered into the sunset. I know there are a couple of weeks of August …
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