It was the correct finish to an ordeal that never should have started. Andrea Sahouri, a reporter for the Des …
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It was the correct finish to an ordeal that never should have started. Andrea Sahouri, a reporter for the Des …
So my column last Sunday in the opinion section proposing some new slogans to adorn our welcome signs generated quite …
If you’re not a cop or a car enthusiast, you might not know about the fierce debate over front license …
The big lie is alive and well. Just two months after the big lie about a flawed, fraudulent and stolen …
Iowa Republicans have a bill to outlaw ‘defund police.” But Iowa Democrats say other Republican-sponsored legislation would all but require …
Iowa lawmakers last week held a historic hearing on a bill to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms.” It was the first such …
There’s been talk under the Golden Dome of Wisdom that Iowa should update its welcome signs greeting travelers at the …
Some Iowa leaders are looking for a new slogan to welcome travelers to our state. Dozens of welcome signs on …
Supporters of making Iowa the latest state to enact a Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, insist it’s really nothing …
DES MOINES – The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley may do something that a controversial elections bill …
Gov. Kim Reynolds says we have a model elections system in Iowa, but some people believe nonsense, so changes might …
Running scared from a tall guy with a tricorn hat, Iowa Republicans are moving to limit competition on the ballot. …
The Iowa GOP is the party of big local government. Law enforcement sucks up a huge portion of local government …
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