In a bipartisan display of nationalist fearmongering, each party accused the opposing candidate of being a stooge for Chinese communists.
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In a bipartisan display of nationalist fearmongering, each party accused the opposing candidate of being a stooge for Chinese communists.
There is an underlying commonality that all communities suffering from poverty experience, which is the lack of access to adequate education, sanitation, nutrition and housing.
Soon, there will be a intoxicating chill in the air. We’ll might even be able to see our breath. Maybe it’s full of COVID, and maybe it’s not. Keep your distance, just in case.
It is giant swath of neatly trimmed green space, which happens to be near a bunch of other green spaces.
Finally, we glimpsed an island of sanity in a sea of cruel indifference.
If Iowa were its own country, it would have the second-highest incarceration rate in the world — ahead of every country on the planet besides the United States itself.
Supporters of casino gambling in Cedar Rapids gathered for lunch this past week. “Potential” was the main course.
Comedy Central pulled a beloved episode titled “Diversity Day” from a weekend marathon. The incident underscores the importance of media and content sharing in our increasingly polarized society.
Iowa has a long history of gambling toleration. Compared to the rest of the Midwest, Iowa has perhaps the more permissive gambling laws.
“If all I did was protect people from being oppressed ... then I don’t feel it was a waste of my time.”
Armed with American flags, we were all in it together — until we weren’t.
It was never really drinking itself that campus leaders were concerned with. It was young people drinking.
Gov. Kim Reynolds doesn’t even respect us enough to come up with a coherent fake rationale for her reckless response …
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