A little boy goes outside on a beautiful summer day with his bat and ball. He pounds his bat on …
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John Sheda Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2022 4:55 pm1199d ago
A little boy goes outside on a beautiful summer day with his bat and ball. He pounds his bat on …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2022 7:00 am1199d ago
I would like to match the National Rifle Association’s contribution to the Grassley campaign, but I can’t really determine how …
Larry Weber and Dan Mecklenborg
Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2022 12:00 pm1200d ago
An Iowa professor known in part for his work on river flows, flood risk and fish passage, and a now-retired …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2022 6:00 am1200d ago
For years it has stood at attention in a corner of my sunroom, stately, gathering dust, but soon I shall …
Bob Watson
Guest Columnists Jul. 16, 2022 7:00 am1201d ago
The four pillars of Iowa’s industrial model of agriculture are corn, beans, hog/dairy/chicken/turkey confinements (CAFOs), and cattle feedlots. Because of …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Jul. 11, 2022 7:00 am1206d ago
Republicans in Texas are giving cannibalism a bad name. They have set out to devour some of their own. Among …
Mona McCalley-Whitters and Emily Blomme Guest Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 12:30 pm1207d ago
On July 16, the nation is taking a huge step to support those experiencing a mental health or suicidal crisis …
Denis Montenier Guest Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 12:00 pm1207d ago
It is time Americans took a long look in the mirror, not at their waistlines but deep into their eyes, …
Robert A. Lee pool supporters
Guest Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 11:00 am1207d ago
Dear members of the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council. We write to express our concern that …
Bill McCartan
Guest Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 10:00 am1207d ago
Our Cedar Rapids School Board and City Council are considering the presence of police officers — referred to as “school …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Jul. 9, 2022 9:00 am1208d ago
July 30 marks 100 years since the first commercial radio broadcast in Cedar Rapids
Eric Gutschmidt
Guest Columnists Jul. 8, 2022 1:43 pm1209d ago
So are we getting a casino, or aren’t we? The plans for this amenity seem like they have been a …
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