It’s no secret the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spends a couple billion dollars a year to keep America safe from …
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Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Sep. 26, 2022 7:00 am1174d ago
It’s no secret the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spends a couple billion dollars a year to keep America safe from …
Marcia Rogers Guest Columnists Sep. 25, 2022 9:06 am1175d ago
Cedar Rapids Jewish and Muslim communities come together to plant trees destroyed by the derecho
Chris Jones
Guest Columnists Sep. 25, 2022 7:00 am1175d ago
The public deserves better from the industry and its spokespeople
John S. Westefeld
Guest Columnists Sep. 25, 2022 7:00 am1175d ago
If something is seen as big, and is a lie, why is it still seen as truth by so many? …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Sep. 25, 2022 7:00 am1175d ago
There’s a lot on the ballot this November. Public education, democracy, immigration, and the economy all hang in the balance …
Joe Bolkcom
Guest Columnists Sep. 24, 2022 6:00 am1176d ago
Since the Iowa Supreme Court recognized that equal protection under the law included the right to marry the person you …
Ralph Plagman Guest Columnists Sep. 23, 2022 9:24 am1177d ago
You can repudiate the Trump cult and defend democracy
Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Sep. 20, 2022 3:13 pm1180d ago
It was almost hilarious, then I decided it was beautiful, and graceful. Up my country lane I watched as four …
Doris Kelley
Guest Columnists Sep. 19, 2022 7:00 am1181d ago
When former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad signed executive order No. 85 on March 24, 2014, he stated “transparency provides Iowans …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Sep. 19, 2022 7:00 am1181d ago
Abortion policy has become a major issue in this years’ elections. More a problem for Republicans, it may determine who …
Jerry Elsea
Guest Columnists Sep. 18, 2022 7:00 am1182d ago
Iowa Republican legislators are asking us to troop to the polls Nov. 8 and vote “yes” on their “right to …
Guest Columnists Sep. 18, 2022 7:00 am1182d ago
I have worked exclusively in the field of eating disorders for over 15 years as a Registered Dietitian. The fact …
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