Quick. Who was Herbert Hoover’s vice president or George H.W. Bush’s? Can’t remember? It is not a sign of early …
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Norman Sherman Guest Columnists May. 1, 2023 6:00 am958d ago
Quick. Who was Herbert Hoover’s vice president or George H.W. Bush’s? Can’t remember? It is not a sign of early …
Tim Trenkle Guest Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am959d ago
A young mother cried alone in a booth in a fast-food restaurant. Court started soon. She stared at her legal …
Kurt Ullrich
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As I write this, a small herd of six deer is hanging out in a field in front of my …
Arbor Soride
Guest Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am959d ago
Nonbinary identity does not only exist to be validated by other people’s perception. It is an inherent part of an …
Steve Corbin
Guest Columnists Apr. 29, 2023 6:00 am960d ago
The numbers are in. It’s abundantly clear Americans not only want the divisive Congress to quit playing games and become …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2023 6:00 am965d ago
When I was a child, I wanted to be a Supreme Court justice. I had a book about Oliver Wendell …
Dave Walton Guest Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am966d ago
Did you know that sheep have rectangular pupils? This allows them to have a 270- to 320-degree field of vision. …
John Hendrickson and Leah Vukmir Guest Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am966d ago
Taxpayers across the state are upset after receiving their property assessment notices. Property assessments in Iowa have increased, leading to …
Lina-Maria Murillo
Guest Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am966d ago
We often hear people invoke “The Handmaid’s Tale” when legislatures make changes to reproductive health policies. Many people have watched …
Robert Ludke
Guest Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am966d ago
It takes more than just a low unemployment rate to create a thriving economy. Just last month, the U.S. added …
Kate Williams and Kathleen Rogers
Guest Columnists Apr. 22, 2023 6:00 am967d ago
‘Our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once,” Secretary-General António Guterres said as he …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Apr. 21, 2023 3:57 pm968d ago
As a kid, Mom always warned, “Make sure you keep a screen door between you and the Fuller Brush man. …
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