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Governor Reynolds Signs Copy Cat Bill in Shameful Act of Xenophobia
New Law Shreds Once Proud Iowa Record on Humanitarian Help for Refugees
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Iowa's "Bob Ray Republicans" Need To Teach the Next Generation of Republicans About Bob Ray To Save Their Party
His legacy of good government is also at risk with ideological take over of party
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March 2024

I Was a Spokesperson for Public Officials for Decades and Sorry, Ronna, It Is Never Your Job to Lie
At the heart of the Ronna McDaniel / NBC News debacle last week was McDaniel’s absurd claim that it was OK for her to spread Donald Trump’s “Big Lie…
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“Office Lounge” Session is today - and You are Invited!
Meet the Writers of the Iowa Writers Collaborative via Zoom 12:00 Noon CT / 1:00 pm ET
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Iowans in Congress - Except Feenstra - Find Their Acorn in Government Shutdown Vote
What his vote to let government shutdown would have meant
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Ernst is Running For #3 Republican Senate Leadership Post: They Deserve Her
Shortly after Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he will step down from that post at the end of this Congress, US Senator Joni…
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A Lesson Learned The Hard Way by a Cub Reporter in Iowa
56 years later it still instructs, still has value
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Senator Grassley's "Spin" on Pushing Russian Disinformation Is Not Believable.
It's the stuff of fantasy, self serving and absurd
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February 2024

Et tu, Comrade Grassley?
Collapse of conspiracy theory Iowa's Senator pushed takes a more sinister turn
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02/23/2024 - Special Perk for Paid Subscribers Available on Friday!
Join the writers from the Iowa Writers Collaborative for informal conversation at the Office Lounge on Zoom
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Big Republican Conspiracy Theory Grassley Helped Push Collapses in Washington
Key Witness He Described as "Heroic" Is Indicted and Arrested for Lying
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Iowa's "Can't Govern Caucus" in Congress
The state's delegation is too busy being part of the problem to help find a solution
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