COVID had a damaging effect on our community of 600 people. Obviously, loss of life was the hardest to take. But there was also the loss of those things that make life meaningful. Isolation from each other — on top of the isolation we experience as a rural community — was hard on us. It mean…
"The cloud of secrecy that continues to shroud the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s review into fatal accidents involving its officers in vehicle pursuits is preventing a clear view of how effective — and dangerous — current agency protocols are." the editorial states.
The flight from Chicago to Connecticut isn’t long, but it must have seemed like forever for the flight attendants stuck on board with a passenger who got belligerent when told no alcohol was available. Even after they allowed him to inspect the beverage cart for confirmation, he continued to…
A total of 16 men and women have stepped up to run for elected office in Council Bluffs, split among the City Council, Council Bluffs School Board and Lewis Central School Board races.
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and it’s about to get bigger. The recently announced 5.9 percent jump in the annual cost of living adjustment is the largest since 1982. Retirees will see an average of $92 added to their monthly benefits next year, raising …
The Board of Regents, and the Iowa university administrators it oversees, is finally getting the message.
When the Biden administration proposed allowing the federal government to negotiate Medicare drug prices earlier this year, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the result would be drug price drops of between 57% and 75%. In 2019, when the Trump administration proposed doing…
The need for blood at hospitals across the country is constant. And right now, with shortages exasperated further by the Delta variant of COVID-19, we should all do our part to help.
The following editorial appeared in the Sunday edition of the Des Moines Register:
The following editorial appeared in the Des Moines Register on Sunday:
COVID-19 infections were up last week. Some businesses implemented mask mandates. Health experts warned we possibly could be facing lockdowns again.
No. No. No.
The following editorial appeared in the Des Moines Register on Sunday:
The following editorial appeared in the Des Moines Register on July 11:
Thursday, the Supreme Court issued two significant rulings on the sanctity and openness of our democratic republic, doing so along ideological lines, with the conservative 6-3 majority twice prevailing. It got one decision very wrong and one just right. First, the majority — which goes to great lengths to claim to care deeply about the precise text of laws passed by Congress — woefully and ...
National Democrats' decision to remove Iowa from the first five primary states signals the party's move away from rural voters toward urban voters.
Our children deserve our best. Thankfully Medicaid managed care provides that.
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Should the law do more to punish lying about elections? Careful: Such proposals can curtail legitimate speech and give the government power it’s likely to misuse.
It’s easy to blame QAnon, ridiculous conspiracy theories and the "big lie," but America has never had a fully stable relationship with the facts
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