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Althea Cole Staff Columnists Jul. 27, 2025 5:55 pm139d ago
In an effort to combat ideological bias in higher education, the Iowa Board of Regents had planned to consider a …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 29, 2025 7:49 am137d ago
It’s easy to tell Iowa’s top Republicans are sweet on Donald Trump, to the point where cavities are a real possibility. We received some fresh evidence this past week.
Sofia DeMartino Staff Columnists Jul. 27, 2025 5:00 am139d ago
About 30 years after Frederick I of Prussia crowned himself king, my 8th great grandfather Peter left what is now …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 23, 2025 5:15 am143d ago
As Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley jammed a controversial nominee through the Judiciary Committee he chairs last week, Democratic Sen. Cory …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2025 10:23 am145d ago
Maybe our leaders under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, now redder than a Louisiana crawfish boil, don’t want to address …
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Public television played a huge role in my educational development as a young child. My parents say I taught myself …
Staff Columnists Jul. 20, 2025 5:00 am146d ago
Sending deportees to a war zone
Staff Columnists Jul. 16, 2025 5:15 am150d ago
State Auditor Rob Sand is running to win the Democratic nomination for governor. But he doesn’t have to like it. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 13, 2025 3:03 pm153d ago
The recent deportation of Pascual Pedro is a heartbreaking situation. The 20-year old former West Liberty resident and Guatemalan national, …
Staff Columnists Jul. 13, 2025 5:00 am153d ago
Linn-Mar’s school board showed some guts this past week. Board members unanimously rejected a proposal for removing all mentions of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 6, 2025 11:13 am160d ago
The GOP used to be against big bills — I still am
Staff Columnists Jul. 6, 2025 11:13 am160d ago
A couple weeks ago, one could observe Central Iowans pushing carts full of bottled water out of box stores and …
Staff Columnists Jul. 6, 2025 5:00 am160d ago
As I write this, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is talking … and talking … and talking, using his …
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