Recent events remind me of an old warning: ‘Don’t eat your seed corn.” Farmers knew to save a certain amount …
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Rod Sullivan Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2020 6:10 pm2035d ago
Recent events remind me of an old warning: ‘Don’t eat your seed corn.” Farmers knew to save a certain amount …
Sami Scheetz Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2020 5:44 pm2035d ago
For more than 150 years, Iowa has served as a progressive beacon for the rest of the nation. We outlawed …
David Zirkelbach
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2020 3:42 pm2035d ago
Right now, my doctor believes I have COVID-19. He strongly believes I am infected. I asked if I could get …
Kathy Good
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2020 7:00 am2036d ago
It is the daily reality for family caregivers to feel alone, overwhelmed, worried and anxious as they care for a …
Pramod Dwivedi, Dustin Arnold, and Tony Myers
Guest Columnists Apr. 8, 2020 11:00 am2036d ago
On March 21, Linn County recorded its first COVID-19 case and each day since we are adding more cases. As …
Nancy Humbles
Guest Columnists Apr. 8, 2020 9:54 am2036d ago
The Cedar Rapids Board of Education would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has stepped up over …
U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer Guest Columnists Apr. 8, 2020 9:35 am2036d ago
We can see it in the grim statistics coming from our public health authorities and unemployment offices: The coronavirus pandemic …
Grant Harper Guest Columnists Apr. 7, 2020 9:38 am2037d ago
The habit of certain politicians to label the COVID-19 virus based on its origin is exposing their lack of understanding …
Marion and Rich Patterson
Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2020 8:00 am2040d ago
What a change a few weeks have brought to people worldwide! It’s easy to let anxiety and fear overcome even …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2020 7:00 am2040d ago
Since the madness of coronavirus began I’ve ventured out in to the wide world a couple of times, one time …
Joni Ernst
Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2020 7:00 am2040d ago
Over the last few weeks, Iowans from every corner and county of our state – our families, health care workers, …
Nicholas Johnson
Guest Columnists Apr. 4, 2020 7:00 am2041d ago
There is a way to eliminate COVID-19. Because we refused to use it months ago this lifesaving approach has passed …
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