In April, we capitalize on National Child Abuse Prevention Month to turn our intention toward promoting the meaning of adverse childhood experiences and the ways to reduce the risks of child abuse and neglect.
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Wendy Stokesbary Guest Columnists Apr. 12, 2022 7:00 am1398d ago
In April, we capitalize on National Child Abuse Prevention Month to turn our intention toward promoting the meaning of adverse childhood experiences and the ways to reduce the risks of child abuse and neglect.
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Apr. 11, 2022 7:00 am1399d ago
We have always had skeptics about science, but that lack of trust has increased in recent years.
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Apr. 10, 2022 11:00 am1400d ago
Requiring teachers to post on the school website every item they teach, and all the materials used to teach is, “Not how any of this works.”
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Apr. 10, 2022 5:30 am1400d ago
I have lived in rural Iowa for decades and I am still unused to the silence.
Nicholas Johnson
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2022 1:00 pm1401d ago
Because 18-year-old Iowa Public Radio is currently celebrating its centennial, a little history is in order.
Alison Stone
Guest Columnists Apr. 8, 2022 10:50 am1402d ago
As a young single mother, living in a small town, I admittedly was excited for the circus to come to …
James F. Whalen Guest Columnists Apr. 6, 2022 3:18 pm1403d ago
Their intent is to frighten the American public into thinking that Democrats intend to put a maverick justice on the Supreme Court who will not protect their children.
Rep. Ashley Hinson and Sen. Marco Rubio Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2022 7:00 am1405d ago
Times like these remind us how blessed we are to live in a country with a resilient food supply chain.
Sen. Liz Mathis
Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2022 7:00 am1405d ago
One in 10 adult Iowans have been diagnosed with diabetes. Chances are you know someone who has diabetes.
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Apr. 3, 2022 1:00 pm1407d ago
It’s time to make some needed changes so educators feel empowered enough to stay in a profession they love.
Terese Grant and Linda Schreiber
Guest Columnists Apr. 3, 2022 12:30 pm1407d ago
The Iowa legislature is recycling not only bottles and cans but old arguments and even older, out-of-date solutions.
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Apr. 2, 2022 12:00 pm1408d ago
Of those 1,523 passengers were 15 who listed Iowa as their final destination.
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