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Maybe you heard, as I did, about the Colorado egg hunt that wasn’t. It was in the news recently. An …
We’ve gotten a little spoiled here in first-in-the-nation Iowa. For weeks now, as Republican candidates have duked it out for …
We received dispatches from distant capitals this week bearing good news on the recovery front. Our own Iowa Legislature gave …
So our own Gov. Terry Branstad is demanding that Congress mount an investigation to uncover who is responsible for the pink slime …
So the Polk Elementary saga ends not with a bang, but a picnic. This evening, at 5 p.m., is the …
In case you missed it, tomorrow (Monday) is Laugh Out Loud Day in Iowa. April 2 has been proclaimed as …
For all the discussion lately about using tax increment financing to stimulate economic development – whether it’s fair to counties …
Gov. Terry Branstad is sending a letter to Iowa school superintendents urging them to continue serving lean finely textured beef …
Could it be that the party of Lincoln is doing some rethinkin’ on this whole gay marriage thing? Politico says …
Legislators and Legislatures come and go, but the debate over when Iowa schools should end summer vacation and start the …
So State Sen. Joe Seng, D-Davenport, will get to take on U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack in a good old fashioned …
It’s high time to dive back into the fascinating world of stormwater runoff. Now that levees and flood walls have …
It seems these days the only thing we Americans love more than stuffing our pie holes full of ground beef …
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