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This past week, the Cedar Rapids City Council, its hand forced by the Iowa Legislature, took a final vote to …
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If their true motivations were to organize troops of angry demonstrators to wave signs, shout chants and sing songs, two …
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Maybe you’ve heard, but public broadcasting is the scourge of our nation. News reported on public airwaves is liberally biased. …
In an effort to combat ideological bias in higher education, the Iowa Board of Regents had planned to consider a …
It’s easy to tell Iowa’s top Republicans are sweet on Donald Trump, to the point where cavities are a real possibility. We received some fresh evidence this past week.
About 30 years after Frederick I of Prussia crowned himself king, my 8th great grandfather Peter left what is now …
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