Black Lives Matter protesters took their case to the state Capitol this week. One of the organizers, Matt Bruce, told …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Jun. 12, 2020 8:00 am2063d ago
Black Lives Matter protesters took their case to the state Capitol this week. One of the organizers, Matt Bruce, told …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Jun. 10, 2020 6:28 pm2064d ago
On June 2, Iowa set a record for primary voting with 522,207 ballots cast. According to the Secretary of State’s …
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Staff Editorials Jun. 6, 2020 6:00 am2069d ago
On Monday, after weekend protests decrying racial injustice shrouded the Statehouse in tear gas, Gov. Kim Reynolds stood on the …
Staff Editorials Jun. 4, 2020 9:08 am2071d ago
As Iowa police have turned tear gas and rubber bullets on demonstrators, many innocent people – including journalists – have …
Staff Editorials May. 29, 2020 7:46 am2077d ago
As Iowa opens up its economy during a pandemic, the state has issued some guidance for businesses on how to …
Staff Editorials May. 28, 2020 7:30 am2078d ago
Iowa’s U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has earned a reputation as a leading defender of government watchdogs. Encouragingly, he has shown …
Staff Editorials May. 21, 2020 8:24 pm2084d ago
It took Iowa officials nine days to respond to a complaint at a Tyson meatpacking plant in Perry, which alleged …
Staff Editorials May. 21, 2020 8:00 am2085d ago
It has been 10 weeks since Gov. Kim Reynolds first proclaimed a disaster emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. …
Staff Editorials May. 16, 2020 8:00 am2090d ago
A couple of weeks ago, we called on Iowa’s state lawmakers to get back to work after largely sitting idle …
Staff Editorials May. 15, 2020 7:58 am2091d ago
Last week, despite being exposed to COVID-19 by his press secretary, Vice President Mike Pence made a visit to Iowa, …
Staff Editorials May. 14, 2020 11:06 am2092d ago
Without an explanation, Gov. Kim Reynolds recently started leaving out daily COVID-19 fatality numbers at her news conferences. Her office …
Staff Editorials May. 7, 2020 8:11 pm2098d ago
As death rates from COVID-19 rise, the state is beginning to open back up. And with that the expectation is …
Staff Editorials May. 6, 2020 5:10 pm2100d ago
Another day, another devastating new uptick in Iowa’s COVID-19 figures. Several times in the past few weeks, Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Staff Editorials May. 4, 2020 12:50 pm2102d ago
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the fragility of America’s food supply chain. Iowa and neighboring states have seen a …
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