The right to vote is the most fundamental way to participate in the political process and is a foundation of …
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Lisa Green-Douglass Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 5:31 pm1858d ago
The right to vote is the most fundamental way to participate in the political process and is a foundation of …
Rick Stewart Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
The drug war was racist when President Nixon started it and it is racist today. For fifty years the racist …
State Rep. Abby Hinson
Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
Today I am asking for your vote to send me to Congress to represent Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. I live …
U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer
Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
Growing up in Dubuque, we were always taught that when there’s a job to do, you say yes, you get …
Suzanne Herzog
Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
Electing me to serve you as Iowa’s first independent U.S. senator grants Iowans powerful leverage in Washington that money cannot …
Theresa Greenfield
Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
Growing up on the Greenfield farm, my dad always said there are no boy jobs or girl jobs, just jobs …
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
Service. It is more than a word to me. It is a way of life. As a retired lieutenant colonel …
Rita Hart Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2020 4:39 pm1858d ago
Growing up in a politically divided house in rural Iowa with eight brothers and sisters, our dinner table conversation was …
Mike Conner
Guest Columnists Oct. 1, 2020 2:28 pm1859d ago
The mainstream media may not publicize it often, but America is fed up. Of course, this comes as no surprise …
Sally Stutsman
Guest Columnists Oct. 1, 2020 12:05 pm1860d ago
Among the buzz of the upcoming presidential election, Iowa has still managed to be a center of attention. In addition …
Arleigh Clemens
Guest Columnists Oct. 1, 2020 7:00 am1860d ago
I don’t like Donald Trump. I dislike Joe Biden even more. They both carry a lot of negative baggage. I …
State Rep. Liz Bennett
Guest Columnists Sep. 30, 2020 7:00 am1861d ago
While it was no 2020, 2008 was a challenging year for me. Still working to support myself as an off-campus …
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