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Ag Secretary hopeful tramples on sacred cows to promote a cleaner, safer Iowa
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This opinion column examines news, events and experiences through a humanitarian and social justice lens, names the culprits and applauds the defenders of truth, democracy and human rights.
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When a trivial annoyance forces you to be bigger
Note to readers: I’ve missed a few columns as I’ve been on the East Coast for a beloved nephew’s wedding.
Please Sen. Grassley, be the guardrail we long for
Calling out corruption, sycophants and selective prosecutions isn't "crying wolf"
Democrats blew it by rationalizing Graham Platner’s history
Contrary to what some seemed to think, the ends don't always justify the means
Supreme Court keeps the door open to some but tells others they don't belong
Ideally, the U.S.
How immigrants, even undocumented, are shoring up your financial future
What the anti-foreign-born campaign rhetoric leaves out
Rights versus fights: two competing images of America on one Sunday night
Religious leaders call for separation of church and state at Rise Up, Sing Out
On her way out, Governor signs law erasing long-sought progress on civil rights
Some political leaders use their last year in office to take care of unfinished business, set up their successors for success or show compassion to people who did wrong, by granting pardons and paroles.
Prejudice posing as principle
Feds target women's colleges over... sexism?
Election fear-mongering in Iowa: Marxists running schools, illegals getting our tax dollars
Grill candidates on Iran war, tariffs, gas prices and that $1 billion ballroom tax
Now we're indicting over seashells
Selectively criminalizing speech in Iowa and across America
I may not be Catholic but the pope speaks for me on this
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Cybercrime spans the globe, and hits close to home
When "Iowa Nice"meets lawmakers'mean-spritedness
You can still be nice in Iowa, with a tad more skepticism
Grappling with the other side of a revered leader
Cesar Chavez did much for farmworkers' rights, but sexual misconduct with women and girls can never be swept under the rug. It's time the GOP wakes up to that, too
Bill to put doctors' consciences above patient needs puts religion where it doesn't belong
An Ames City Council member’s response to a bill that would forbid Iowa cities and counties from having civil rights protections based on gender identity.
No imminent risk but now we're killing schoolgirls
As the bombardments accelerate, the nations affected swell to 15 and the death toll in Iran surpasses 1,300, this is how the leader of the “free world” eventually describes his choice to launch the war.
How acts of vandalism intended to hurt backfired -- in shows of community and hope
ICCI’s Facebook post on reframing a vandal’s message
Iowa shelter for abandoned dogs goes far to save lives...
but our mistreatment of pets, like other animals, demands a cultural makeover
What nabbing Maduro &"fault" divorce have in common
And why we should demand our lawmakers consider the impact of their bills on their constituents