Ruby Montoya has joined her fellow Des Moines Catholic Worker member, Jess Reznicek, in prison for civil disobedience/plowshares acts against …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 15, 2022 7:00 am1109d ago
Ruby Montoya has joined her fellow Des Moines Catholic Worker member, Jess Reznicek, in prison for civil disobedience/plowshares acts against …
Brett Mason Guest Columnists Oct. 17, 2022 8:58 am1107d ago
Brett Mason | Linn County Supervisor District 2 Business experience matters, and Linn County needs experienced business leadership! Persistence to …
Jenny Steffensmeier
Guest Columnists Oct. 14, 2022 6:00 am1110d ago
As October is National Women’s Small Business Month, I’d like to share some good news: Over the past 40 years, …
Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2022 6:00 am1112d ago
Never in my wildest dreams did I think America would be on the verge of changing from a democracy to …
Ben Rogers
Guest Columnists Oct. 14, 2022 8:52 am1110d ago
Ben Rogers | Linn County Supervisor District 2 Since 2009, you have trusted me with the privilege and responsibility of …
Phil Hemingway
Guest Columnists Oct. 11, 2022 8:55 am1113d ago
Fiscal oversight and rural representation are sadly lacking on the present Board of Supervisors. Anyone who looks at how the …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Oct. 10, 2022 7:00 am1114d ago
“The sky is falling … the sky is falling.” Those words are not in the voice of Chicken Little as …
Sami Scheetz Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1115d ago
Sami Scheetz | Iowa House District 78 The American dream is out of reach for many Iowans. Systemic poverty and …
Tom Gerhold
Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1115d ago
Thomas Gerhold | Iowa House District 84 My name is Thomas Gerhold and I’m running for re-election for state representative …
Janice Weiner
Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1115d ago
Janice Weiner | Iowa Senate District 45 I’m an Iowan who was launched in life by a first-class public school …
Tony Amsler
Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1115d ago
Tony Amsler | Iowa House District 66 Like many Iowans, I am concerned about the path the Iowa Legislature has …
Elle Wyant
Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1115d ago
Elle Wyant | Iowa House District 91 I am running for House of Representatives in District 91 because we need …
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