Polls consistently show that most Americans wear face masks when they’re in public. That has been true since slightly before …
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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Nov. 30, 2020 2:29 pm1846d ago
Polls consistently show that most Americans wear face masks when they’re in public. That has been true since slightly before …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 26, 2020 7:00 am1851d ago
So you’ve made it to Thanksgiving 2020. Congratulations. The festivities will be pared down this year, as we seek to …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2020 6:00 am1853d ago
I recently joked that I am the most prominent Iowa Republican to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Nov. 23, 2020 11:13 am1853d ago
U.S. Sen Joni Ernst of Iowa is worried there are too many Democrats moderating Americans’ social media content. Congress this …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2020 11:13 am1854d ago
So former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver gave me a call this past week. He had ‘read with interest” last Sunday’s …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2020 6:00 am1857d ago
President-elect Joe Biden is considering executive action on student debt relief in hopes of stimulating the economy. The idea is …
Staff Columnists Nov. 18, 2020 9:30 am1858d ago
‘Live with it,” is out. ‘This is serious!” is in. ‘If Iowans don’t buy into this, we lose,” Gov. Kim …
Staff Columnists Nov. 30, 2020 4:07 pm1846d ago
Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District sent two people to new member orientation in Washington, D.C., last week. The race in southeast …
Staff Columnists Nov. 16, 2020 6:00 am1861d ago
What lessons should Republicans learn from the 2020 elections? On one hand, Republicans gained seats in the U.S. House and …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2020 7:00 am1862d ago
Back in the spring of 2017, your columnist humbly argued that Iowa Democrats might want to think about tapping a …
Staff Columnists Nov. 13, 2020 6:00 am1864d ago
Iowa now has a road map for local governments to wind down the drug war. A Des Moines task force …
Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2020 7:00 am1865d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds stood before reporters this week in a state flooding with COVID-19 and tossed us some paper …
Staff Columnists Nov. 10, 2020 5:00 am1867d ago
If you want to reduce cases of police misconduct and racial bias, you can go a long way by simply …
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