A majority of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is determined to ram through a $30 million county campus renovation …
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Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2022 6:00 am1151d ago
A majority of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is determined to ram through a $30 million county campus renovation …
Jim Kurtenbach Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2022 9:49 am1151d ago
Iowa lawmakers are always trying to make Iowa more attractive to job creators, lure new companies, and make it easier …
Michael Schmidt and Diane Rosenberg
Guest Columnists Dec. 13, 2022 6:00 am1152d ago
Right now the Iowa DNR has an opportunity to make a meaningful improvement in Iowa’s water quality. The agency is …
Guest Columnists Dec. 13, 2022 6:00 am1152d ago
Steve Martin plays the intellectually challenged character Navin Johnson in the 1979 movie, “The Jerk.” Navin’s lack of weight-guessing ability …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Dec. 12, 2022 6:00 am1153d ago
Every time Donald opens his mouth these days, he drives people away, a kind of political halitosis.
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Dec. 11, 2022 7:00 am1154d ago
A little about perhaps even less. Lately, well-intentioned people have offered their opinion on what the next chapter of my …
Guest Columnists Dec. 11, 2022 7:00 am1154d ago
Thankfully we are five weeks past the 2022 midterm election. I can hear many voters exuding a sigh of relief …
Scott DeBerg Guest Columnists Dec. 12, 2022 12:12 pm1153d ago
Social Security and Medicare are lifelines for most Americans as they head into their retirement years. This is especially true …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Dec. 11, 2022 6:00 am1154d ago
December marks Human Rights Week and starts the 75th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Guest Columnists Dec. 8, 2022 6:00 am1157d ago
Guest Column | Sharon Mayer Rising health care costs are top of mind for seniors. Many of us are on …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Dec. 5, 2022 6:00 am1160d ago
Abortion was not a good issue for Republicans in the midterms.
Tim Trenkle
Guest Columnists Dec. 4, 2022 6:00 am1161d ago
In the Iowa countryside, farmers’ fields, hillocks and streams define the space. Here the small town lifts humanity. Time echoes …
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