What an election! A wealthy egalitarian from the big city against a man of modest origin who overcame the throes …
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David V. Wendell Guest Columnists Nov. 21, 2020 6:00 am1906d ago
What an election! A wealthy egalitarian from the big city against a man of modest origin who overcame the throes …
Jen Neumann Guest Columnists Nov. 20, 2020 12:43 pm1907d ago
I spend my professional time thinking about how decisions are made. If we’re being transparent, I probably spend a fair …
Dr. Dustin Krutsinger
Guest Columnists Nov. 18, 2020 6:00 am1909d ago
Data scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a tool to allow people like you and me to assess how risky …
Kelzye Bedwell
Guest Columnists Nov. 17, 2020 4:56 pm1909d ago
As the weather grows colder and we begin holiday preparation, many in our community are facing the prospect of losing …
Nick Bergus
Guest Columnists Nov. 17, 2020 11:25 am1910d ago
Facing rampant viral spread, 2,000 dead Iowans with more surely on the way and hospitals packed to capacity, Gov. Kim …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Nov. 17, 2020 7:44 am1910d ago
Last week I was looking out my window toward the cold northwest, listening to a stiff breeze through bare trees, …
Susan Abrahams Guest Columnists Nov. 16, 2020 4:18 pm1910d ago
I am glad to be an American citizen and proud of my country’s aspirations for social justice, health and education …
Theresa Lewis Guest Columnists Nov. 15, 2020 6:00 am1912d ago
COVID-19 has changed all of our lives in so many ways. We are still uncertain of the long term effects …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Nov. 16, 2020 4:10 pm1910d ago
Over the past four years Donald Trump has proclaimed his special place among all presidents before him. He sees a …
Michael Schmidt and Josh Mandelbaum
Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2020 6:00 am1913d ago
Last week, Alliant Energy announced it would retire its coal-fired Lansing Generating Station by the end of 2022 and convert …
Dr. Pat Winokur
Guest Columnists Nov. 13, 2020 2:45 pm1913d ago
On Nov. 9, Pfizer pharmaceutical company announced promising preliminary results from clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. This was …
Michelle Bacon Curry
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2020 4:36 am1916d ago
We’re dying out here. This is not a figure of speech. We are, literally, dying out here. It is time …
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