The COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement reveal cracks in U.S. institutions and a need to refocus our …
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UI College of Education faculty Guest Columnists Jul. 13, 2020 4:27 pm1940d ago
The COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement reveal cracks in U.S. institutions and a need to refocus our …
Cedar Rapids City Council Guest Columnists Jul. 13, 2020 7:15 am1940d ago
We would like to begin by thanking the community for your commitment to addressing issues to make Cedar Rapids a …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Jul. 12, 2020 5:00 pm1941d ago
Some like it hot. I do not. Heat and humidity are hanging on out here and, if the good-looking young …
Sharron McElmeel
Guest Columnists Jul. 13, 2020 11:59 am1940d ago
I teach online college courses. It’s not easy. It’s not a matter of putting a few lectures on the internet …
Kristin Glockhoff, Kathie Cink and Carol Lagneaux
Guest Columnists Jul. 12, 2020 8:00 am1941d ago
On July 17, 2005, Beth Hammell, Cindy Sale and the late Sheila Harmon founded the Cedar Rapids-based cancer support organization, …
State Rep. Mary Mascher
Guest Columnists Jul. 11, 2020 7:00 am1942d ago
Barriers to voting have been opposed by Iowa House and Senate Democrats for many years. Voter suppression bills have been …
Linn County Board of Health Guest Columnists Jul. 9, 2020 4:07 pm1944d ago
Two of the essential services of the Linn County Board of Health are to inform, educate and empower people about …
By Nick Westergaard Business News Jul. 9, 2020 11:30 am1944d ago
I’m consistently amazed at how often I encounter people who are skeptical of personal branding. Apple, Nike and Starbucks need …
Gary Glockhoff
Guest Columnists Jul. 8, 2020 4:00 pm1945d ago
Lions Clubs International formed in 1917 and three years later Cedar Rapids had its first club, the Cedar Rapids Noon …
Tamara Marcus, Leslie Neely, and Nicole LeGrand
Guest Columnists Jul. 6, 2020 9:08 pm1946d ago
Mayor Hart, there still is time to change the narrative and be an ally to the Black people in your …
Rick Moyle
Guest Columnists Jul. 6, 2020 10:00 am1947d ago
It’s a never-ending theme from management teams who have failed to manage or lead. Whenever an employee with a questionable …
Lois K. Cox, Ann Rhodes and Katherine Tachauis
Guest Columnists Jul. 6, 2020 8:00 am1947d ago
The University of Iowa’s response to pandemic-related budget cuts places the fiscal tail in charge of wagging the educational dog. …
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