Across America, the top issue on many minds as 2020 comes to a close is the economy. Iowa is no …
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Brian Waller Guest Columnists Dec. 21, 2020 12:00 am1876d ago
Across America, the top issue on many minds as 2020 comes to a close is the economy. Iowa is no …
Chris Ingstad Guest Columnists Dec. 20, 2020 6:00 am1877d ago
While there may be a light in sight at the end of the tunnel of COVID-19 with the roll out …
Matt Townsley
Guest Columnists Dec. 21, 2020 10:55 am1876d ago
Within the past few months, media outlets have published numerous stories describing an increasing number of students receiving failing grades. …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2020 6:00 am1878d ago
Delusion doesn’t disappear quickly. If you believe the Earth is flat, it is hard for anyone to convince you that …
Sarah Trone Garriott and Rob Hogg
Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2020 8:43 am1879d ago
This year in communities all over Iowa, the holiday season kicked off with long lines of idling cars. Our neighbors …
Kim Casko, Kate Moreland Doug Neumann
Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2020 1:37 pm1878d ago
Iowa businesses are hurting. With the obstacles of 2020, plus an economy that was already showing signs of challenging times …
Nicholas Johnson Guest Columnists Dec. 16, 2020 6:00 am1881d ago
The vaccines are coming! The vaccines are coming! Hold it. Not for most of us. Not now. For maybe six …
John Kenyon Guest Columnists Dec. 16, 2020 12:17 pm1881d ago
When I heard of Marvin Bell’s passing this week, my first thought was of unrealized plans. Every time I spoke …
Carolyn Mugar and Aaron Lehman
Guest Columnists Dec. 15, 2020 6:09 pm1881d ago
In a case being heard this week by the Supreme Court of Iowa, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food …
Suresh Gunasekaran
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2020 5:04 pm1882d ago
With approval by the Food and Drug Administration for the first emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine, we have the …
Dan Kellams
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2020 5:43 pm1882d ago
It hurt when the board of education of the Marion Independent School District voted 5-2 in October to stop calling …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Dec. 13, 2020 12:00 pm1884d ago
Vegans, you may stop reading now because I have a Christmas admission to make: I have eaten reindeer, more specifically, …
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