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For all the talk of money in politics, there’s still one thing you can’t buy in America – your name …
On July 13, Gov. Kim Reynold’s released a recorded a message encouraging Iowans to ‘step up and take personal responsibility” …
One of Iowa’s most notorious murderers and meth dealers is scheduled to die this week. While Iowa outlawed capital punishment …
In the thick of a summer of protest and plague, Marion is falling apart. The fight isn’t in the streets. …
When this coronavirus pandemic started and our businesses largely shut down, a thing I heard people saying over and over …
President Donald Trump decided early on to let anyone but him manage the COVID-19 response. Now he’s finally taking national …
Advocates for Social Justice have been organizing Black Lives Matter protests in Cedar Rapids and are leading the charge for …
Iowa’s coronavirus cases are on the rise. And who could have predicted it? Except nearly everyone. From the outset, Gov. …
New drug and alcohol laws signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds this year range from kind of good to pretty bad …
Pressed by current events and mass protests, Americans are radically rethinking the role of law enforcement, and even of laws …
Stuck at home this holiday weekend? Socially distancing? Comforting your fireworks-rattled dog? Looking for something to pass the time? Same …
Racial justice protesters have turned their sights toward problematic statues, and people are mad about it. Monuments dedicated to Confederate …
It’s been just a year since Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration set up a fake real estate office in Manhattan, hoping …
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