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Fall at Iowa Valley: New courses, new savings, and a new way to learn

As we look ahead to the start of the fall term at Marshalltown Community College, Ellsworth Community College, and Iowa Valley Grinnell, now is the time to get registered. Fall classes begin in August, and registering early gives students the best selection of courses, schedules, and support ...

A War on children?

Before Robby Starbuck became a problem for leftist companies, alerting consumers to stupid woke indoctrination policies, he directed music videos. He worked with some big names, like Snoop Dogg and Natalie Portman. In my new video, I remind him that his Snoop Dogg video includes the lyrics: ...

These impressive graduates show how Iowa can save money and save lives

The event featured many of the trappings of a law school commencement: The graduates’ families came to campus carrying flowers, a state Supreme Court justice sat amid the dignitaries, and speeches overflowed with words of praise and promise. “You have faced challenges that most cannot ...

Where have all the flowers gone?

Where have all the flowers gone? I’ll take and tell you where a good chunk of the flowers have gone: two places, at the intersection of Highway 34 and the Henry-Des Moines County Line Road on the east end of New London, better known as Heald Trucking; and all along Main Street in Mediapolis ...

The legend of Donald Trump grows

The word “badass” was bandied about a lot after the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump last year. Famously, the bloodied Republican candidate raised his fist in defiance. In a different context, the same pungent word applies to his 2 a.m. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. ...