Last summer, Marshalltown’s UnityPoint hospital shuttered its maternity ward. The year before that, Washington County Hospital in southeast Iowa did …
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Marygrace Elson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 18, 2020 6:00 am2215d ago
Last summer, Marshalltown’s UnityPoint hospital shuttered its maternity ward. The year before that, Washington County Hospital in southeast Iowa did …
Jessalyn Holdcraft, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 17, 2020 9:02 pm2215d ago
This year’s Corridor Business Journal Most Influential Leaders list had as many men with the last name Smith on it …
John Kerry, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 12:00 pm2218d ago
Sixteen years ago, Iowa was my home-away-from-home. I crisscrossed your state. I got to know the ‘City of Five Seasons” …
Amy Wilkins, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 11:26 am2218d ago
As the 2020 Democratic candidates prepare for their next debate in the Hawkeye State, I hope they intend to answer …
Leo Hindery, Jr., guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 10:37 am2218d ago
President Trump has been shouting from hilltops about the so-called best economy ever since his sleight-of-hand, signature Tax Cuts and …
Nina Whitney, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 6:00 am2219d ago
While the current administration largely ignores or denies the current and future impacts of climate change on people across the …
Chris Ingstad, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 6:00 am2219d ago
In case you haven’t heard, Iowa City is proposing a 24-cent increase per $1,000 assessed in the emergency fund portion …
Amber Gustafson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 6:00 am2219d ago
‘Bankruptcy is like the bank setting you on fire and then pissing all over you to put it out,” I …
Jeff Disterhoft, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 6:00 am2219d ago
It’s been a year of change, including our credit union’s name, but one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment …
James C. Larew, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2020 3:00 am2219d ago
There is a time-tested method to gain disproportionate national press attention by a presidential candidate whose Iowa caucuses campaign is …
Okpara Rice, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2020 3:00 pm2219d ago
Welcome to 2020. We’ve once again arrived at the time of year when we look to the future and consider …
Jonathan Green, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2020 12:32 pm2219d ago
As a precinct chair, I’ve been to an Iowa Democratic Party training session and have spent hours mulling over the …
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