Paul Pate | Candidate for Secretary of State Iowa is a national leader in voter registration and participation. Under my …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2022 6:00 am1200d ago
Paul Pate | Candidate for Secretary of State Iowa is a national leader in voter registration and participation. Under my …
Nicholas Johnson Guest Columnists Oct. 26, 2022 7:00 am1201d ago
Homo sapiens are the only animal species able to talk themselves into difficulties that would not otherwise exist, from divorce …
Joel Miller
Guest Columnists Oct. 25, 2022 3:50 pm1201d ago
Joel Miller | Candidate for Secretary of State If you have been following my campaign for Iowa Secretary of State, …
Nick Maybanks and Brian Gardner
Guest Columnists Oct. 25, 2022 3:48 pm1201d ago
As Linn County attorney and Linn County sheriff, we are vested with the sacred duty of protecting the public safety …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Oct. 24, 2022 7:00 am1203d ago
‘Americans are not feeling great about one another.” That’s what poll after poll finds today. Divided we stand. We also …
Shirley Ruedy and Dr. Campbell Watts
Guest Columnists Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am1204d ago
Note: This is an updated reprint of a column written by Shirley Ruedy, retired Cancer Update columnist, and the late …
Julie Kraft Guest Columnists Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am1204d ago
Fifty years ago this past week, Congress passed the Clean Water Act — landmark legislation that would help clean up …
Guest Columnists Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am1204d ago
John Norwood | Candidate for Secretary of Agriculture On Nov. 8, Iowans will select our next Secretary of Agriculture. This …
John and Terri Hale
Guest Columnists Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am1204d ago
That public oath of office our elected representatives took has taken a back seat to the private oath they took to their party and to themselves.
Dale Todd
Guest Columnists Oct. 23, 2022 9:36 am1203d ago
The metamorphosis of the Republican Party is now complete. From a party of stalwarts like Bob Ray, Jim Leach and …
Britt Groosman
Guest Columnists Oct. 21, 2022 11:18 am1205d ago
U.S. farmers have a long history of continually increasing crop yields. From the 1950s until now, farmers have turned to …
Kris Nall
Guest Columnists Oct. 19, 2022 7:00 am1208d ago
Kris Nall | House District 83 The other day as I was attending an event with other people running for …
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