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US Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack was on NPR this morning, talking about the future of agriculture under President Obama. You …
There’s a public hearing tonight in the Iowa House on controversial workers’ compensation legislation that would allow an injured worker …
It’s been a little more than 10 years since Ron Corbett dropped the bombshell. I just had gotten to work …
Get out those red, blue and purple markers. Bleeding Heartland/Daily Kos makes an expert speculation on what Iowa’s congressional map will look …
Here’s the text of the speech Ron Corbett gave in Cedar Rapids this morning announcing his candidacy for mayor: Ron …
Yep, last week at this time I was asleep. I predict typos. So what can we do to stay awake? …
Some top Democrats are split over a bill in the Legislature that would allow Iowa to join a list of states …
So Gov. Chet Culver finally used the dreaded “V” word to describe what he would do with a gas tax increase …
Most of my mail this week was tied to Tuesday’s vote on the one-cent local option sales tax increase. My …
Driving through the Iowa countryside as a kid with my parents, whenever you came across a stretch of hog-based aroma, …
The Iowa DOT and the Associated General Contractors of Iowa are hunting for skilled road construction workers in Minnesota. I stumbled across …
I enjoy a frosty Shamrock Shake. A lot of people can’t stand them. I understand. My own affection for the …
The Sioux City Journal fronts a very interesting story about a Storm Lake High School student who is refusing to take a …
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