The most glaring flaw in media coverage of Washington is that it focuses heavily on process and seldom on substance. That's certainly been the…
Two special elections have been held recently to fill vacated seats in the Iowa Legislature.
Episode 23: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about how to reduce the conflict and celebrate the traditions of these three holidays.
Commentary: People who have a regular third place expand their circle of friends, laugh more often, are more engaged in their community, are h…
A falsehood-fed fire is engulfing American democracy, where more than half of Trump voters -- and 4 out of 10 Biden voters -- support secessi…
Congressional testimony by whistleblower Frances Haugen drove home an important message: Facebook is actively harming millions, perhaps billio…
Listened to any good books lately? If you have, you’re in good company. Listening to books, rather than reading them, is increasingly popular.…
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Richard Kyte: Inventor finds creative sanitation solution with new toilet
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Social scientists Dr. Alison Dagnes and Dr. Lawrence Eppard are joined by University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle to discuss the …
From this opinion piece: "The Iowa Legislature met to vote on the first proposed set of new maps. That vote and the fallout were anything but …
From this opinion piece: "... what if part of the problem is that we literally cannot understand one another?"
When Instagram crashed for six hours on Monday, Sarah Choi's reaction hopscotched from "FREEDOM!" to "addiction."
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From this opinion piece: The partisan temperature on Iowa’s local government races seems to be climbing rapidly.
To the Iowa Congressional Delegation:
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Richard Kyte and Scott Rada also discuss what’s getting in the way of building more affordable housing and whether anything can be done to cha…
Opinion: The biggest problem, according to Gunnar Baldwin, is that we are stuck with a system that is sucking up our clean water reserves.
Before there was Florida’s Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito or the missing Keeshae Jacobs of Richmond, there was Ogechi Sarah Uwasomba of Chesterfield County.
From this opinion piece: "At the U.N. General Assembly this week, President Joe Biden told the world again that America is back at the table. …
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The four-day workweek’s moment has arrived. With California Congressman Mark Takano’s introduction of legislation to reduce the standard workw…
Social scientists Dr. Alison Dagnes and Dr. Lawrence Eppard are joined by Mickey Thompson, head football coach at Stone Bridge High School in …
From the opinion piece: "... let’s not stumble into a future in which mask rules seem arbitrary, stupid or unfair."
From Erin Murphy's column: "Grassley’s longevity is staggering: he was first elected to office in Iowa when Pee Wee Reese was still playing ba…
Chuck Grassley is running. Literally, and now politically.
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From this opinion piece: School boards are in the news again as culture-war battlegrounds and forums for public-school bashing. That’s good re…
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