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The 2012 holiday season may have been the worst for retailers since the financial crisis, with sales growth far below …
I’ve always loved Christmas movies and specials. But I’m the first to admit they can get a little stale. So …
The Iowa City school district deserves a lot of credit for tackling the district’s lopsided enrollments of students in poverty. …
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If you’re one of my Facebook friends, you might have seen my post on a recent exchange between my daughter …
Rick Smith reported late last week that Des Moines political consultant Jeff Link and his Link Strategies firm is doing …
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