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The WNBA can’t define its first letter. And it’s going to cost it.

There should be some questions so fundamental that answering them does not require a political debate. What does the "W" in WNBA stand for? Women. That is not an insult to anyone. It is not hatred. It is not intolerance. It is the very reason the league exists. Women's sports were created because biological differences between men and women matter in athletic competition. Separate categories gave women the opportunity to compete, excel, win championships, earn scholarships, break records and build professional careers on a fair playing field. If biological sex becomes ...

News Flash: We live in a mixed economy

Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan keeps calling himself a capitalist. And the Democratic Socialists of America keep backing him to the eyeballs. Why? Because the DSA understands that El-Sayed has to say that to win over even Democrats in a moderate state like Michigan. They firmly expect that once elected, he would do as they say, which happily conforms with what he truly believes. Confusing? Yes, on purpose. But let's move beyond this war of labels. Let's stop using socialist and capitalist as either compliments or denunciations. The United States has a mixed ...

How effective are Iowa recycling programs?

By CAMI KOONS Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is working to develop a reporting and data collection system to better understand recycling in the state. In an online stakeholder meeting Tuesday about a study comparing other states’ data collection ...

Indiana’s White rallies her troops

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White has had enough of the conversations around the WNBA this season that aren't about basketball. On Tuesday, she finally lashed out. The 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and one of the original Fever players angrily defended herself after ...

KC’s Kelce relieved he’s back on the field

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce likes to call training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs his "sanctuary," whether that be the quiet, hourlong drive north to Missouri Western State University or the solitude that he finds while living in college dorms for a month. Such refuge was ...