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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 …
Warning, my annual Fourth of July satire: So Paul Revere gallops up to a fellow colonist, who is wearing ear …
So I’ve been revisiting the Battle of Gettysburg as the Fourth of July approached. This week marks the 150th anniversary. …
Gov. Terry Branstad’s SUV was apparently westbound and down, loaded up and truckin.’ The Gazette’s Rod Boshart provides a recap: …
So I was out on my annual, futile search for a truly rockin’ New Fiscal Year’s Eve party when I …
Most University of Iowa students don’t even remember the days when underage patrons weren’t shooed out of the city’s bars …
School may be out for the kiddos, but Iowa educators were studying hard this past week. The lesson? Competency-based education. …
So Iowa journos got their first chance this a.m. to ask our governor for his reaction to last week’s U.S. …
Twenty years ago this month, my journalism career began. I don’t recall the ad for my first job. It must …
For every marriage in Iowa to be fully defended by the Constitution, the Defense of Marriage Act had to go. …
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