Dear Editor: Beware of people who are oblivious to the obvious. People who lose an election, and believe they won. Not based on evidence. But
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EDITORIAL: This Veterans Day, remember the armistice, and stand strong as one
The holiday we now know as Veterans Day (and for far too many of us, a day to shop early Black Friday deals) began in
The Alternative: Rent Seekers | OPINION
Editor's note: In the sixth paragraph of this opinion submission, Mr. Groskrueger references "research that shows CO2 is not responsible for global warming" in a
OPINION: The optics of American hate
The road to hell isn’t paved anymore with good intentions. The asphalt is hatred. Chances are you have experienced it recently. A person
Candidates are trying to scare you. Don’t fall for it.
It’s the spooky season. We love to be scared. Halloween decorations dot lawns across Des Moines. Over the weekend, I spotted a giant, inflatable baby
Inside the Iowa House: Protect Reproductive Freedom
Iowans are exhausted and fed up with politicians deciding their every move, and the issue of reproductive freedom is no different. Earlier this summer
Op-Ed: How I’m Working To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
As a leading advocate for lowering drug prices in the Senate, I’ve hauled Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) executives before Congress, led a
Homecoming TP, high school mascot names and other ‘traditions’
Editor's note: This year we didn't get much of a TP'ing here in Eagle Grove. I've heard it suggested that it must be due to
The Idyllic Life #14: Pause, But Don’t Stop
I first met Lisa when I was 12. I had just moved to rural Iowa from California, and she was from a nearby school district
The Alternative: Preparing for Disasters
Back in 1993 we had our worst crop in 40 years of farming. It was so consistently wet the corn was yellow all summer. The
