My need for a daily newspaper must be genetic. Both sets of grandparents always had current newspapers in their home, …
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Mary C. McCarthy Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2022 7:00 am1225d ago
My need for a daily newspaper must be genetic. Both sets of grandparents always had current newspapers in their home, …
Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2022 11:00 am1225d ago
Last week I was sitting on a plastic green faux Adirondack chair in front of my garage, pondering how I …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Sep. 26, 2022 7:00 am1231d 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 am1232d 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 am1232d ago
The public deserves better from the industry and its spokespeople
John S. Westefeld
Guest Columnists Sep. 25, 2022 7:00 am1232d 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 am1232d 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 am1233d 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 am1234d ago
You can repudiate the Trump cult and defend democracy
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Sep. 20, 2022 3:13 pm1236d 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 am1238d 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 am1238d ago
Abortion policy has become a major issue in this years’ elections. More a problem for Republicans, it may determine who …
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