New drug and alcohol laws signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds this year range from kind of good to pretty bad …
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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jul. 7, 2020 8:30 am1993d ago
New drug and alcohol laws signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds this year range from kind of good to pretty bad …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jul. 6, 2020 3:08 pm1993d ago
Pressed by current events and mass protests, Americans are radically rethinking the role of law enforcement, and even of laws …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2020 1:01 pm1996d ago
Stuck at home this holiday weekend? Socially distancing? Comforting your fireworks-rattled dog? Looking for something to pass the time? Same …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2020 2:41 pm1996d ago
Racial justice protesters have turned their sights toward problematic statues, and people are mad about it. Monuments dedicated to Confederate …
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It’s been just a year since Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration set up a fake real estate office in Manhattan, hoping …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2020 12:57 pm1997d ago
Russell and Irene Anderson have two children ages 13 and 16 and they don’t know if their kids will be …
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Behind the tailored suits and impeccable shellacked smiles, Iowa’s Gov. Kim Reynold’s is waging a war on women. On Monday, …
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President Donald Trump’s detractors in the Republican Party are coming to Iowa with deep pockets. The Lincoln Project is a …
Staff Columnists Jun. 29, 2020 10:14 am2001d ago
While we’re waiting, and waiting, for Kim, some are looking back longingly to Tom. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has said …
Staff Columnists Jun. 26, 2020 3:05 pm2003d ago
When state Sen. Zach Wahls wanted to get tested for COVID-19, he filled out an online assessment through TestIowa.com, the …
Staff Columnists Jun. 26, 2020 9:00 am2004d ago
COVID-19 cases are spiking in cities throughout Iowa, including my home of Iowa City. The cause of the increase has …
Staff Columnists Jun. 25, 2020 9:21 am2005d ago
Cedar Rapids City Council member Ann Poe remembers the long drive back from Council Bluffs in April 2014 after the …
Staff Columnists Jun. 24, 2020 3:58 pm2005d ago
Just one month after University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld declared that UI must keep its faculty and students safe, …
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