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Will Donald Trump pull back his mass deportation drive to spare Iowa farmers and agribusinesses who need migrants to fill …
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Drive across Iowa’s landscape, and you’ll likely see a lot of corn and soybean fields. In between are lakes, rivers, …
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Thanks in large part to nitrate fertilizer pollution from farming operations in Iowa, the state’s waterways, which are public resources, …
Staff Editorials Jul. 10, 2025 1:20 pm208d ago
While campaigning for president, Donald Trump proposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but his administration would focus on immigrants with …
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Iowa’s mental health system is changing again. Up until 2013, Iowa had county-by-county mental health management paid for with a …
Staff Editorials Jun. 28, 2025 5:00 am220d ago
The Iowa outbreak, although not large, serves as a timely reminder of the importance of vaccinating children against infectious diseases.
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The U.S. House’s version of the Big, Beautiful Bill are slashes Medicaid funding. Now, the Senate is stepping up to …
Staff Editorials Jun. 21, 2025 5:15 am227d ago
It was disappointing but hardly a surprise. Last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill intended to restrict the use …
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Accountability could be a powerful barrier to violence.
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If President Donald Trump wants to blow up American science, once a beacon for the world, he’s making a lot …
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Nursing homes in Iowa and across the country are understaffed, leaving neglected residents unable to get the care they need. …
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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst couldn’t take the heat at a town hall meeting in Parkersburg last week as Iowans demanded …
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Big Cedar Industrial Center is looking remarkable north of The Eastern Iowa Airport
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