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President Trump and senior administration officials reportedly are frustrated with the pace of immigrant deportations. Border “czar” Thomas Homan reported Feb. 11 that just 14,000 …

Donald Trump pledged repeatedly that he would lower food costs on Day One — Jan. 20. Instead, egg prices shot up 15% last month. Since Trump was sworn in as president, Waffle House added an egg …

In the aftermath of a home fire in which they lost everything, the victims weren’t immediately concerned about their next meal, how to get a change of clothes, where to sleep that night, or how …

The Modern Ag Alliance has been running full page ads in the Des Moines Register claiming that “Farmers need your support” regarding “certainty around pesticide labeling …

Last week the House Health and Human Services Committee advanced 15 bills out of committee to address mental health, parental consent, and childcare. Psychiatric Deterioration — House File …

The best bill the Iowa Legislature might pass this session will protect your free-speech rights and is sponsored by two of the most conservative politicians: Rep. Steve Holt of Denison and Sen. Jason …

I had gone years without suffering the indignities of the common cold, attributing it to superior genetics and clean living. Turns out I was just lucky. Last week it caught up to me. After …

I’ve been thinking a lot about what resistance looks like, and it’s easy to think about heroic characters. “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom tells the …

Last week started off on a somber note as we mourned the loss of Representative Martin Graber. Rep. Graber was a true gentleman, the model for being a public servant and an unashamed Christian. I …

The criticism of USAID as a group of criminals reflects what many Americans support. Attacks on LGBTQ individuals align with the sentiments of a significant portion of the American populace. …

Sir Isaac Newton — he of “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” fame — was a polymath who excelled in math, physics, astronomy, alchemy and theology. …

Gov. Kim Reynolds did not acquit herself well when testifying about government efficiency at a US House hearing last week. She was asked if she agreed with the suggestion from disgraced former …

It’s getting crazy out there. Scary storms overhead. You could drink. Or pull the covers over your head. You can’t escape it. It’s hard to take the news: Trump wants a …

A Jan. 9 Iowa Appeals Court decision could bring a major change to the conduct of meetings by Iowa’s local government bodies, including county supervisors, city councils, and school boards. …

The beginning of the legislative session brings a lot of ideas. A LOT of ideas. Fortunately and unfortunately, every member can introduce any legislation they see fit. You've probably …

Last week, I was called to assist with setting up a shelter, then spending the night there, in Sioux City on behalf of the Red Cross. There had been a rather large fire in an apartment complex. Over …

We grow wistful for the days of Republican Senate Leader Bob Dole of Kansas working with Democratic Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota to promote school nutrition and international feeding programs …

Republicans campaign that they’re the pro business party that wants to get rid of regulations hindering the free flow of commerce. Actions by President Trump during the past two weeks have …

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird again tried to put herself in the national spotlight last week as leader of a group of Republican attorneys general who fixed their sights on Costco over the …

This is the end of Week Three of the 45/47 regime, although is it his regime? It seems more like a takeover by a South African who’s bent on world domination, whose ego is even bigger and more …

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