When outrage is sparked, our so-called leaders pour on the cultural gasoline and bask in the warm glow of scorched-earth politics.
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 2, 2022 3:00 pm1204d ago
When outrage is sparked, our so-called leaders pour on the cultural gasoline and bask in the warm glow of scorched-earth politics.
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 1, 2022 7:00 am1205d ago
Against a backdrop of government giveaways, I see student loan forgiveness as micro economic development
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 30, 2022 7:00 am1207d ago
I may have yelled, “Stop the van!” I can’t be sure.
Sofia DeMartino Staff Columnists Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 am1209d ago
Sharlonda Roorda’s adoptive mother didn’t know what to do with her hair. On this point, she and I shared a …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 am1209d ago
So what about Iowa’s electoral landscape? Well, we’re not in Kansas.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 am1209d ago
Being eligible for financing doesn’t mean a person can afford what they’re buying
Staff Columnists Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 am1209d ago
Longtime Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sends mixed messages about his loyalty to Iowans and their access to affordable insulin America …
Staff Columnists Aug. 25, 2022 7:00 am1212d ago
Real problems are no match for manufactured ones in today’s GOP.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2022 7:00 am1216d ago
Now instead of fighting for Iowa voters, Democrats are turning their back on them.
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2022 11:37 am1216d ago
Never mind that the intensive row crop agriculture needed to meet demand for ethanol is no friend of the environment, particularly Iowa’s dirty water.
Staff Columnists Aug. 18, 2022 6:45 am1219d ago
So 52 years ago today I was born at Hancock Memorial Hospital in Britt, Iowa. The No. 1 song on …
Staff Columnists Aug. 16, 2022 6:45 am1221d ago
Their fealty knows no boundaries.
Staff Columnists Aug. 14, 2022 7:00 am1223d ago
Ray’s dream ends when a carbon pipeline company takes his field through eminent domain.
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