Everyone should be able to find and afford nutritious food to feed their families. But the COVID-19 pandemic made that …
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Tom Harkin Guest Columnists Mar. 7, 2023 8:21 am965d ago
Everyone should be able to find and afford nutritious food to feed their families. But the COVID-19 pandemic made that …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Mar. 6, 2023 6:00 am966d ago
Four presidents have won a Nobel Prize for Peace: Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. It is …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am967d ago
It was a moment that took me by surprise …. a few days back I was walking south on a …
Kenna Wolbers
Guest Columnists Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am967d ago
LGBTQ+ youth are under attack in Iowa. That might sound like hyperbole, but with the recent bill making its way …
Drew Martel
Guest Columnists Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am967d ago
‘To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” – …
Jane Shuttleworth
Guest Columnists Mar. 4, 2023 6:00 am968d ago
A flourishing life on land is the foundation for our life on this planet. Healthy landscapes provide food and other …
Jonas Magram Guest Columnists Mar. 4, 2023 6:00 am968d ago
When someone asks me if I believe in climate change, my answer is an unequivocal “no.” Allow me to explain. …
Gary Kaiser Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2023 1:57 pm969d ago
Join me in voting yes on March 7 in the Benton Community school bond referendum. I have been involved in …
Pamela Ewell
Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2023 1:55 pm969d ago
As superintendent of the Benton Community Schools, I’ve traveled across our expansive district-over 342 square miles-visiting with people in eight …
Nikki Haley
Guest Columnists Mar. 1, 2023 11:18 am971d ago
America needs to be more like Iowa. That’s my main takeaway after spending time this week holding town halls across …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Feb. 27, 2023 6:00 am973d ago
Rosa Parks was born 110 years ago this month. The civil rights leader, a native of historic Tuskegee, AL, became …
Guest Columnists Feb. 27, 2023 6:00 am973d ago
I woke up this morning in a sweat. I dreamed that I had merely embraced Marjorie Taylor Greene in public …
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