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Education is near and dear to my heart. I am not a full-time teacher, but as a volunteer, I have …
Maybe you, like me, have been inundated with pitches promoting “mindfulness.” My smartwatch urges me to exercise mindfulness twice daily. …
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses, some folks, not enamored with the notion of putting …
For about the past five years, the numbers have held steady: 30% of Americans are using online dating sites. The …
Capacity limits may pose a problem
It will be a cold day in Iowa before Republican caucusgoers put a corrupt authoritarian who tried to overturn a …
Last year, public schools were punching bags for Gov. Kim Reynolds. Teachers were liberal indoctrinators, putting porn in school libraries …
Just before the new year, a federal judge in Iowa temporarily enjoined the implementation of parts of Senate File 496, …
The hunger games continue in Iowa
Years ago, I interviewed Lamar Alexander when he was running for president in 1995. He was the plaid shirt guy. …
Gov. Kim Reynolds has released a diet plan for about 24,000 Iowa kids next summer. It’s the no-EBT-cards-for-you diet. It’s …
On Friday, Dec. 22, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the heads of the Iowa Departments of Education and Health and Human …
Last Christmas, my grandmother told me over scrambled eggs and buttered toast about the phone calls she had been receiving. …
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