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So a federal judge has dismissed a union lawsuit seeking to overturn Gov. Terry Branstad’s executive order banning the use …
What’s up with the Linn County Board of Supervisors? Today, the board shot down Sheriff Brian Gardner’s proposal for an …
I tuned into Gov. Terry Branstad’s weekly news confab this morning. Somewhere in the middle he was asked to explain …
Please indulge me for a short “what I did on my long weekend” report. Took the whole dang family to …
Mayor Ron Corbett loves a good metaphor, a slick simile, an applicable anecdote. When he ran for mayor, the air …
Was Marcellus Andrews gay? I don’t know; I don’t care. In fact, I don’t think it’s any of our business. …
Today’s lesson is about minding what you measure. Once again, Iowa topped nearly all the states for student ACT scores. …
There’s an old Czech proverb that warns, “Beware of the boastful bearing shovels.” OK, I totally made that up. But …
This is not easy to admit, but here goes. My name is Todd. And my family and I live in …
Wow. More than 630 people showed up yesterday for the free screening of Carla Wilson’s Iowa City-based documentary “Black American …
Half of American households pay no federal income taxes. It’s become a mantra lately for conservative politicians and pundits. And …
One reason it’s so hard to talk about race is the dread you feel for the moment when, as one …
At opposite ends of Third Street SE, two economic development models are on display. On the north end is a …
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