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No one is confused by what “people from Chicago” means.
Can an Iowa governor win re-election by running against public education? We’re about to find out.
Students do not attend public schools to support a system.
To address the staffing shortage, the industry must address the glaring inequity in the room: the absence of women in tech professions.
A legislative Blitzkrieg hit so fast that local leaders and their Statehouse lobbyists had no time to react.
You’re going to need drinks. Here are some suggested libations.
The school I loved for 13 years values the law. I hope they still value reason.
Intercity buses have a number of genuine advantages over private car travel.
Reynolds called ethanol “environmentally friendly.” But is it, really?
It has been a long journey, and there still is plenty of road to travel.
Complicated balloting process could disenfranchise voters
Iowa is being plagued by multiple cases of what I’m diagnosing as a strain of cat scratch fever.
Four members of the nine-member council recused themselves.
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