Labor Day was created by unions to honor the labor movement and celebrate our work. I sincerely thank the working …
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Rick Moyle Guest Columnists Sep. 5, 2022 7:00 am1252d ago
Labor Day was created by unions to honor the labor movement and celebrate our work. I sincerely thank the working …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Sep. 5, 2022 7:00 am1252d ago
Far-right Republicans are miracle workers. I have just discovered that I can type when breathless, shaking my head in disbelief …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Sep. 4, 2022 7:00 am1253d ago
Everybody knows about the Japanese cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C. They were a gift to the United States by …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Sep. 4, 2022 7:00 am1253d ago
There are a lot of things educators need. They need unlimited paper, markers, books, pens, glue, multicolored construction paper, and …
Carletta Knox Seymour
Guest Columnists Sep. 4, 2022 7:00 am1253d ago
As founder and owner of Dignity Power Skills Consulting & Training, LLC, I am excited to be in partnership with …
Dexter Merschbrock
Guest Columnists Sep. 1, 2022 7:00 am1256d ago
I would like to express reservations that I have with these concepts for the facility master plan, and outline the …
Nicholas Johnson Guest Columnists Sep. 1, 2022 7:00 am1256d ago
Where have all the workers gone? And what can Democrats do about it on Monday? Had Democrats stuck with the …
Drew Kamp and Doug Neumann Guest Columnists Aug. 29, 2022 11:41 am1258d ago
Welcoming refugees is essential to Iowa’s economic future
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Aug. 29, 2022 7:00 am1259d ago
Third parties in our political system are feel good efforts for relatively few activists or for a single rich one. …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 am1260d ago
It was, I assume, a family gathering. Out by the railed fence in my front yard two adult wild turkeys …
John Hendrickson, Dave Trabert, and Jonathan Williams
Guest Columnists Aug. 28, 2022 7:00 am1260d ago
‘Many Iowans like myself would like some relief from high property taxes. We are all struggling with extremely high prices …
Maddie Smith
Guest Columnists Aug. 26, 2022 10:00 am1261d ago
As a budding school therapist, I’ve had to introduce myself to many new forms of play the past few years. …
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