Our family recently drove from Sioux City to Iowa City and noted the beauty and bounty of Iowa’s farmland. Hayfields …
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Ron McMullen Guest Columnists Aug. 14, 2022 7:00 am1274d ago
Our family recently drove from Sioux City to Iowa City and noted the beauty and bounty of Iowa’s farmland. Hayfields …
Guest Columnists Aug. 14, 2022 7:00 am1274d ago
According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/Washington Post, CBS/New York Times and …
Charles Benesh
Guest Columnists Aug. 13, 2022 9:00 am1275d ago
Our disabled veterans are grossly undercompensated. The consequences for all of us could be dire. I am warning anyone and …
Tamara Marcus
Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2022 1:09 pm1277d ago
In some ways it feels like the derecho event of 2020 went as quickly as it came. But we need …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Aug. 8, 2022 7:00 am1280d ago
They are a clear and present danger.
John and Terri Hale
Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2022 7:00 am1281d ago
‘My grandmother was a beautiful human being and she deserved better.” What was missing from this grandmother’s experience as a …
John Hendrickson Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2022 7:00 am1281d ago
President Herbert Hoover, born Aug. 10, 1874, led a remarkable life based upon public service, humanitarianism, and a belief that …
Brian Waller Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2022 7:00 am1281d ago
As the economy becomes more tech-centric, there are more opportunities to get an education and a career in the science, …
Mary Quass
Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2022 7:00 am1281d ago
It’s going to take an army of volunteers to restore Cedar Rapids’ derecho-devastated tree canopy
Gabby Gormley and MaKinzie Taylor Brecht
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What would you do if someone showed up at your home late one evening and told you that you had …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2022 7:00 am1281d ago
The Hy-vee Deals 250 once again brought the roar of 850-horsepower engines at 200 miles per hour to Iowa. Internationally …
John Hendrickson
Guest Columnists Aug. 5, 2022 12:22 pm1282d ago
It appears the Republican Party will maintain Iowa’s first in the nation status for its 2024 presidential caucus, but uncertainty …
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