In February of 2019, in an infamous rant about Middle America, comedian Bill Maher, noted ‘[Coastal cities] have chef Wolfgang …
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In February of 2019, in an infamous rant about Middle America, comedian Bill Maher, noted ‘[Coastal cities] have chef Wolfgang …
On April 3, 2009, the Iowa State Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Varum v. Brien that limiting marriage to one …
Iowa’s second-largest city is launching its first-ever sustainability plan, aimed at reducing climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, improving water quality, expanding …
The Christmas story is a story about refugees. Shortly after Jesus’s birth, as told in the book of Matthew, an …
In 2017, when state lawmakers cut funding to Planned Parenthood clinics, Iowans were told that the money would be used …
As Iowa sees its highest incarceration rates in eight years and rates of recidivism are also on the rise, private …
Iowa farmers and businesses have suffered from uncertainty for more than a year, unsettled by inaction on the proposed trade …
This week the University of Iowa announced that they are partnering with Engie, a French energy company, to privatize their …
From trouble at the University of Iowa to misogyny and racism, these are the 15 of the most popular opinions …
There is an encouraging new trend in public libraries across the nation, and a few Eastern Iowa entities are among …
In 1979, testifying before Congress, Gov. Robert Ray spoke about a program he created that helped thousands of refugees from …
Seclusion rooms are an ill-conceived and disturbing tool welded unevenly against Iowa’s most vulnerable children. In 2016, The Gazette’s Erin …
Being a journalist, telling stories so often means asking people to let us into the hardest, most intimate parts of …
Iowa’s list of waterways impaired by bacteria and other contaminants grew in 2018, according to a state report released this …
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