If 2020 was a TV show, it would be ‘Stranger Things.” It’s the show that introduced us to the upside-down …
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Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Dec. 29, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
If 2020 was a TV show, it would be ‘Stranger Things.” It’s the show that introduced us to the upside-down …
Hai Huynh Guest Columnists Dec. 29, 2020 6:00 am1868d ago
At times I find it hard to believe that just three months ago I was elected by my neighbors to …
Laura Seyfer and August Stolba
Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2020 6:36 pm1868d ago
What if every Linn County resident spent 10 percent of their food dollars on local foods? What would that do …
Rod Sullivan
Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2020 6:00 am1869d ago
Iowa City wants to push for a local-option sales tax (LOST) as part of its plan to restructure the Iowa …
Maxine Carlson
Guest Columnists Dec. 27, 2020 6:00 am1870d ago
The other day more than 3,000 people in the United States died from COVID-19. A pandemic rages through our country. …
Les Garner and Kristin Roberts
Guest Columnists Dec. 26, 2020 6:00 am1871d ago
The year of 2020 has been difficult. Linn County still is recovering from two concurrent disasters. The global pandemic continues …
Timothy Walch Guest Columnists Dec. 25, 2020 6:00 am1872d ago
Christmas 2020: no doubt this will be a holiday to remember, but not in a good way. Millions of Americans …
Hassan M. Selim Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2020 6:00 am1873d ago
As I sit to write this article in my office, vaccines for COVID-19 are being distributed to hospitals across the …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2020 10:49 am1873d ago
As difficult as it may be for the world to celebrate the holidays in the face of the global pandemic, …
Hannah Green
Guest Columnists Dec. 23, 2020 12:00 pm1873d ago
When the sun is shining and the sidewalk is warm, there are plenty of ways to get outside and shake …
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst
Guest Columnists Dec. 22, 2020 8:51 pm1874d ago
Iowan Brandon Lay was a hero – not just as a Marine serving two tours in Afghanistan – but also …
Guest Columnists Dec. 22, 2020 6:00 am1875d ago
Iowa is on the naughty list this year for some grinchy behavior. Instead of taking the Who-pudding and Who-hash, state …
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