Fiscal oversight and rural representation are sadly lacking on the present Board of Supervisors. Anyone who looks at how the …
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Phil Hemingway Guest Columnists Oct. 11, 2022 8:55 am1159d 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 am1160d 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 am1161d 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 am1161d 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 am1161d 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 am1161d 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 am1161d ago
Elle Wyant | Iowa House District 91 I am running for House of Representatives in District 91 because we need …
Art Staed Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1161d ago
Candidate Editorial: Art Staed for House District 80 This is Art Staed, from a family of 11 children. Early on …
Kevin Kinney
Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am1161d ago
Sometimes in life, there are show horses and workhorses. As a lifelong farmer, I’m proud to be a workhorse. When …
Dr. Emily Garrett
Guest Columnists Oct. 8, 2022 7:00 am1162d ago
I am an Iowa native and an OB/GYN. As a physician, I help usher women safely through the joys and …
Paul Pate
Guest Columnists Oct. 7, 2022 5:00 am1164d ago
Before you finish reading this, 20 people in the United States will be abused by an intimate partner. That is …
Susie Weinacht
Guest Columnists Oct. 6, 2022 5:00 am1165d ago
Susie Weinacht | Iowa House District 73 Our most recent history shows that we are people who can come together …
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