So parents and other concerned folks got their first chance Monday night to publicly weigh in on the possibility of …
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So parents and other concerned folks got their first chance Monday night to publicly weigh in on the possibility of …
Cedar Rapids school district leaders say they came to the discussion of possible boundary changes and school closures with eyes …
Anne Bendixen remembers she was doing laundry when police knocked on her Iowa City door on Dec. 1, 2009. They …
Would a code enforcement division, by any other name, be less bureaucratic/intimidating? The City of Cedar Rapids seems to think …
Often, after a big time voting event, I’ll compile a list of winners and losers. Blame it on sleep deprivation, …
No one questions that children sometimes must be removed from their parents to keep the children safe. That’s why, when …
Since my series began last week about some Iowa families’ experiences with the Iowa Department of Human Services child protection system, …
Iowa is getting a bunch of attention today for some reason. Politico compiles Iowa by the numbers. If you bet over 45 in the …
Don’t look now, but that Rick Santorum, visitor of all 99 counties and the most Huckabee-est of all the Republican …
Iowa’s caucuses are taking their quadrennial media beating. I’ve read several pieces over the last week or so arguing that …
When Victor Rodgers heard that his baby had been born, he headed to the hospital. Even though he and the …
When it became clear to Victor Rodgers that he wasn’t going to have custody of his daughter, Karee, he turned …
So, I’m hearing through the online tubes and conduits that this U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas just might be your …
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