I’ve served on the Cedar Rapids Community School Board for 6 years and have seen firsthand how safety has become …
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David Tominsky Guest Columnists Oct. 5, 2025 5:00 am76d ago
I’ve served on the Cedar Rapids Community School Board for 6 years and have seen firsthand how safety has become …
Dr. Ruth E. White and Wes Butterfield Guest Columnists Oct. 5, 2025 5:00 am76d ago
As a mission-driven organization, The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success (The Academy SPS) exists to instill pride in and …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2025 9:09 am77d ago
The requirements to be a school board member in Iowa are simple. You must be at least 18 years of …
Sue Bryant and Sharon Lake
Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2025 9:08 am77d ago
Recently, we attended a community forum at the Coralville Public Library that highlighted how Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” will hurt …
Rod Sullivan
Guest Columnists Oct. 3, 2025 6:00 am78d ago
The proper size for a new Johnson County jail is being discussed. The county keeps the population of the current …
John Syhlman
Guest Columnists Oct. 3, 2025 6:00 am78d ago
Since its inception, TPI Composites’ mission has been to be the Midwest’s premier wind turbine blade manufacturer, advancing the industry …
Schuyler Snakenberg Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2025 6:00 am79d ago
The world appears to be growing darker around us. Everyday, it seems there are fresh reports of violence across the …
Rep. Ann Meyer Guest Columnists Oct. 1, 2025 12:35 pm80d ago
The national media and D.C. Democrats are not the only ones spreading falsehoods about Medicaid changes in the One Big …
Maria Taylor
Guest Columnists Sep. 30, 2025 9:30 am81d ago
My husband and I aren’t wealthy. We work hard every single day, and no matter how much we put in, …
William Lambers
Guest Columnists Sep. 29, 2025 5:00 am82d ago
We can all help war-torn Sudan by supporting the heroic relief efforts there. It’s needed even more because a major …
Ed Tibbetts
Guest Columnists Sep. 28, 2025 5:00 am83d ago
Spat at the Iowa Supreme Court delays audit over payments to former city employees
Art Cullen
Guest Columnists Sep. 28, 2025 5:00 am83d ago
My head is filled with dread consulting the calendar and the news. Give me liberty or give me death, the …
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