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We all know that the more prominent the politician, the more security is needed to ensure their safety — and …
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The pitch was irresistible. Make money from your phone! Watch your small investment double, triple, and quadruple in no time! …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a noted brain worm survivor, has released more than 120 recommendations from his Make America Healthy Again commission. That’s MAHA, for short.
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I will never forget the day an elderly man named Delbert Block walked into the GOP Victory Office in Hiawatha. …
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In case you missed it, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this past week she will not be running …
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For a brief, shining moment, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in to protect Iowa’s polluted waterways. It did so against …
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Free speech matters most when it makes us uncomfortable
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Anyone who has attended a meet-the-teacher day or walked the halls during the first day of school can feel the …
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No, they’re not taking away your IPERS benefits. That’s the most important thing anyone can take away from this column. …
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First, we’ll need to stipulate a few things.
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I knew before any of it started that last Sunday was going to be a good day. Any day is …
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There are signs Reynolds’ iron grip on Iowa isn’t as grippy
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