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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2023 6:00 am123d ago
We’re often told we’re just one more big tax cut away from becoming an tax utopia
Sofia DeMartino Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2023 6:00 am123d ago
This month, Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley and 39 co-sponsors introduced a bill in the Iowa House that would dramatically …
Nichole Shaw Staff Columnists Jan. 30, 2023 9:55 am122d ago
Iowans must combat unsafe drug use with awareness and bold intervention.
Althea Cole Staff Columnists Jan. 30, 2023 4:22 pm121d ago
Maybe. Maybe not
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 26, 2023 1:57 pm126d ago
A lot of arguments were made during Monday night’s debates over providing nearly $900 million worth of state-funded Education Savings …
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Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2023 6:00 am130d ago
I probably won’t endear myself to my journalism colleagues for writing this, but it is a fact that I am …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2023 6:00 am130d ago
Lawmakers would turn trusted teachers into informants.
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2023 6:00 am130d ago
A few months ago now, I talked with a representative from the National Agricultural Aviation Association, which bills itself as …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2023 6:00 am133d ago
Lavish benefits on our friends and screw Iowans we don’t care about.
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2023 6:00 am137d ago
Rural Iowans have gone all-in on Republican leadership.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Jan. 16, 2023 4:54 pm135d ago
With the commencement of the legislative session in the Iowa Statehouse, the debate over one of its focal issues, education …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2023 11:04 am52d ago
A love letter to readers and a pledge to the power of journalism.
Staff Columnists Jan. 11, 2023 5:09 pm140d ago
But, sure, it’s not us versus them.
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