A recent email from a friend was short and simple. “I hope you had a peasant Thanksgiving.” Amazing what a …
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Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am1140d ago
A recent email from a friend was short and simple. “I hope you had a peasant Thanksgiving.” Amazing what a …
David V. Wendell Guest Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am1140d ago
Having not found any large venues in the corridor region of Eastern Iowa hosting performances of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, this …
William Lambers
Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2022 7:00 am1141d ago
When Herbert Hoover and Gen. John J. Pershing got together for dinner during the holidays of 1920, they could have …
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How close to our schools, nursing homes, churches, businesses, and homes should Wolf run their CO2 pipelines? It is not …
Norman Sherman
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On Christmas Eve, thousands of kids across the country will be hoping Santa brings a used mattress down the chimney. …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2022 6:00 am1146d ago
The New World Symphony No. 9 in E Minor premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City Dec. 16, 1893, …
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am1147d ago
For decades, small town Iowa fans were enthralled with six-on-six high school girls’ basketball, mostly played in towns with no …
Andy Johnson and Warren McKenna Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am1147d ago
Here we go again. Grid operators and utilities are issuing dire warnings about looming blackouts this winter, and often linking …
Chris McCarville
Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am1147d ago
There are a number of myths about school choice and private education. Sadly, a Nov. 27 guest editorial by Nick …
Kevin Washburn
Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am1147d ago
Former University of Iowa President Willard L. “Sandy” Boyd passed away this past week. His legacy is his vision and …
Hoover Museum Board of Trustees
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I have an advanced degree in applied foreign policy from the School of Marines, University of South Vietnam, 1969. I …
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