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Is it me, or can work-life balance seem like just another unattainable ideal that we’re supposed to add to our …
If you buy the results of a new Quinnipiac University poll, Iowans like legal same-sex marriages considerably more than the …
Our governor held his Monday media confab and was asked about more tax credits for the big Lee County fertilizer …
You could probably download all I know about broadband pretty quickly. Even with a dial-up connection. But it’s looking like …
Journalists are often criticized for dwelling on the negative. Why don’t you write about the good news, readers sometimes wonder. …
Here we go again. A third time, with feeling, and a lot more asphalt. Metro area mayors and other local …
Foot traffic was steady, if not exactly heavy, at Iowa City’s Sycamore Mall on Friday. A half-dozen women rolled their …
In our security-saturated times, it takes some courage to resist overreacting to fears of what if. So I think the …
So revenues flowing into Iowa’s state-licensed casinos dropped slightly during the fiscal year that ended June 30. This news may …
It was tough to miss the theme, even if you were born yesterday. The youthful candidate was introduced by his …
Our high-velocity governor is faring worse with the state’s daily newspapers than he did with the trooper who pursued his …
The good news is, it won’t be long now. Any day now, Iowa sweet corn finally will arrive. The farmers …
It’s a cliche, but it’s true: We Midwesterners sure like talking about the weather. And why not? It’s not only …
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