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I have been trying, for as long as I can remember and with limited success, to learn Spanish.
My husband, Peter, says I am good, but that is because he does not speak Spanish, so if I say anything that is understood by anyone, he regards it as a minor miracle. I feel that I have been stuck at...
After a month of overtime, the 2022 Legislative Session finally wrapped up for the year. It was a long, divisive session and we heard a lot of feedback from Iowans. And, while we heard from Iowans on a range of issues, there was a common thread: Iowans are sick and tired of politics. That goes for...
In the wake of the leaked draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe v. Wade and holding that there is no constitutional right to an abortion, there’s been a tidal wave of commentary on the Court’s politicization. Much of it recently has come from the left or from abortion-...
Like many others in the past weeks, I have been following the now adjourned trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard—albeit unwillingly.
While the mass of publicity surrounding the trial was not surprising, given the celebrity status of both parties involved, the soap opera-esque following via...
Q: How would your EAGLES Act address school violence?
A: The recent massacres of innocent people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas renew the urgency to reach consensus on public policy that will save innocent lives from criminal violence in our...
The upcoming June 7 primary election is an excellent opportunity for Iowans to make their voices heard. I believe voting is one the most important duties we have as citizens of this great state and nation, and I encourage all eligible Iowans to participate in our elections.
It is important for...
I’ve written countless columns on the sickness that is mass shootings in the U.S.—one as recently as last week when 3 were bunched together in the headlines.
And now, unsurprisingly, another one.
This isn’t the first time weapons have been turned against children, and because nothing has...
Virtually all Americans are in a tizzy about the forthcoming Roe v. Wade ruling—drafted by Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito—that was leaked to the public. Pro-birth advocates, comprised mostly of Republicans, are hopeful abortion rights will be overturned while most supporters of the Democratic...
Recently, a couple of reporters at The New York Times published an intriguing story about conversations between House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and other members of his leadership team. It was shortly after the events of Jan. 6 at the Capitol, and they were talking about what to do about...
The obvious and unceasing issues that have seemingly become more and more prevalent and aggressive in recent years are not, in fact, new phenomena. A major problem with mainstream media reporting is that the lens through which news is reported is still very narrow, and therefore, problems are...
