I recently left a job at a faith-based nonprofit after being involved in it for over half my life. It came …
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James Tutson Guest Columnists Jan. 20, 2021 6:00 am1748d ago
I recently left a job at a faith-based nonprofit after being involved in it for over half my life. It came …
Timothy Walch Guest Columnists Jan. 20, 2021 5:59 am1748d ago
It was just 60 years ago, on Jan. 20, 1961, that John Fitzgerald Kennedy placed his right hand on a …
Christopher Peters
Guest Columnists Jan. 18, 2021 5:00 pm1749d ago
Like most Americans, I’m heartbroken by what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. It was an assault on …
Janice Weiner
Guest Columnists Jan. 18, 2021 3:24 pm1750d ago
We’ve been in the Washington, D.C., area for the past five weeks. I lived and worked here not so many …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Jan. 18, 2021 6:00 am1750d ago
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan and first officially observed as a federal …
Geoff Cooper
Guest Columnists Jan. 17, 2021 12:00 pm1751d ago
A recent opinion piece in this paper by two University of Iowa professors (‘Pull the plug on ethanol,” Jan. 10) …
Jeffrey Bullock Guest Columnists Jan. 17, 2021 7:00 am1751d ago
I am still in a state of disbelief after reading Rod Boshart’s recent article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette in …
Thad Nearmyer Guest Columnists Jan. 16, 2021 6:00 am1752d ago
The pains of the pandemic have already caused scores of Iowa music venues to close permanently, including The Mill in …
Alina M. Borger-Germann
Guest Columnists Jan. 15, 2021 3:00 pm1753d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ speech Tuesday scared me. As a teacher, I’ve spent most of this school year in a state …
Nicholas Johnson
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2021 12:00 am1755d ago
On Feb. 14, 2014, Donald Trump told Fox, ‘When the economy crashes, when the country goes to total hell, and …
Jacky Ochoa
Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2021 3:25 pm1756d ago
From illnesses to lost jobs, the coronavirus crisis has taken a toll on Iowa families. It’s also prompted statewide discussion …
Patty Judge and Jeff Link
Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2021 10:06 am1756d ago
The year 2020 was a departure from previous political cycles for rural America. Before and after the caucuses, Democrats across …
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