Black Maternal Health Week emphasizes the heartbreaking consequences of racial bias in medicine.
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Black Maternal Health Week emphasizes the heartbreaking consequences of racial bias in medicine.
This is emblematic of the double standards Black women face in their workplaces.
Contrasts and comparisons, direct or implied, should be used carefully and sparingly.
Iowa has seven Amazon distribution centers and the company is a growing force in our state.
It’s an example of how our Republican Legislature often doesn’t listen to Iowans
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This 40-year inflation high has hit the Midwest harder than any other region in the nation.
Iowa lawmakers are poised to kick the debate over carbon pipelines down the road, and past the November election.
When the department hands out licenses to pollute, the costs to Iowans and our environment are immeasurable.
Batman is a troubled guy, and every director and author adapts the Dark Knight’s tragic rich boy, orphan story in a new way.
Actually, there is some wisdom under the Golden Dome of Wisdom.
Legislation calls for student first scholarships to be available for up to 10,000 Iowa students, meaning 10,000 lives could be changed for the better if school choice becomes law.
The content of these hearings has been unsurprising and tedious.
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