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“I can do it, I believe in myself, but I need help,” Dara Schmidt describes the 89-year-old woman who visited …
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Educator, serial entrepreneur, and community leader Kimberly Fitten had an idea. The vision, a culmination of her years of work …
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So, the Opportunity Solutions Project’s name sounds great. It’s got opportunity and solutions. Also, Americans love a good project. But …
Defendants lose their marbles, but not their (entire) court case
Ari Davis was brought to the United States when she was 3 years old. She remembers how hard her dad …
So, I was digging in the fridge when I found a carton of eggnog. I remember my mother telling me …
Defendants lose their marbles, but not their (entire) court case
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to yank the state’s network of Area Education Agencies out by the roots is in limbo, …
You gotta wonder why Gov. Kim Reynolds doesn’t simplify her vendetta against transgender Iowans. Have some guts, governor. Give a …
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