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Religion hits the Iowa race

It seems to be a whole new race for both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa. This is particularly true for the Republican candidates, who were in a lackluster campaign until Romney, the leader of...

LETTERS: Dec. 22

Holiday wishes Let the warmth Hold and hug us Let the glow grow us Let the blood stop letting Let Justice Rain and Reign Down, up and all over us Let the sword and gun Melt...

CARTOON: Bad capitalists!

Where have all the birds gone?

During the next two weeks, from Dec. 14, 2007, until Jan. 5, 2008, the Audubon Society will conduct the 108th annual Christmas Bird Count across the nation. Last year, nearly 70 million birds were counted by...

Two breakthroughs in stem cell research

Two important breakthroughs in stem cell biology were reported recently. First, some background. There are two kinds of stem cells (SC): adult (somatic) and embryonic. Adult SC come from adult tissue. Embryonic SC are obtained from...