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The whole point of having elected office is to give voters a choice about who represents them. But too often, …
My scribbling on the president’s I do to gay marriage prompted a few dissents. One reader suggests I switch sides: …
So, welcome to the fight, Mr. President: “I have to tell you that over the course of several years as …
It seems education “reform” is on its way to the governor. So, can we call this a good first step? Rep. Cecil …
The full history of the “pink slime” saga has yet to be written, but already, it’s being revised. In the …
So last week’s “historic” property tax deal is this week’s absolute mess. There’s now trouble in the Senate, where the …
So our ousted Iowa Supreme Court justices officially became “Profiles in Courage” on Monday. David Baker, Michael Streit and Marsha …
Our Legislature, it seems, is close to a big deal on slicing property taxes paid by businesses. There’s going to …
So maybe you heard that a vehicle carrying Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Kim Reynolds hit one of Iowa’s plentiful …
We started at the summit. We ended up in a sausage factory. But really, that was education reform’s fate all …
Salon posted a piece Sunday on the legacy of the Villisca axe murders. The 100th anniversary is on June 10. …
My dad worked nearly his whole life for a modest, family-centered chain of department stores, starting out selling shoes and …
Did a Cedar Rapids doctor get a special legislative favor? The Des Moines Register Editorial Board thinks so: Don’t like …
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