Three thousand Iowans showed up in downtown Iowa City on Friday and cheered wildly as 16 year-old Greta Thunberg of …
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Miriam Kashia, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2019 9:17 am2316d ago
Three thousand Iowans showed up in downtown Iowa City on Friday and cheered wildly as 16 year-old Greta Thunberg of …
Alex Taylor, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 7, 2019 6:00 am2318d ago
My friend Lewis and his spouse juggle growing careers while raising two kids and finding time to care for his …
Warren Fisk, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 7, 2019 6:00 am2318d ago
Railroads are not new to Iowa. They arrived in the mid-nineteenth century, decades before the end of the Civil War, …
Matt and Kim Brenneman, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Oct. 6, 2019 7:00 am2319d ago
Land is a tangible gift for your legacy. It is said that throughout history there are three indicators of wealth: …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 6, 2019 7:00 am2319d ago
It’s October and the air is finally cooling, breezes quartering down the continent from an ancient glacier somewhere. Canada geese …
Noah Gaber, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2019 3:20 pm2321d ago
No more than 18,000 individual refugees – not families, not cases but individuals – are all that will be allowed …
Patty Ankrum, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2019 7:00 am2323d ago
The seasonal clock is now at 9 p.m. Fall migration for monarch butterflies is in full swing, passing through Iowa. …
Bonnie Campbell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 1, 2019 1:11 pm2324d ago
This October, our nation recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 25 years ago, the landmark Violence Against Women Act addressing these …
David V. Wendell, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 30, 2019 7:00 am2325d ago
This month marks the 55th anniversary of Congress’ passage of Senate Joint Resolution 139. You’ve probably never heard of it, …
Dan Royer and Sean Cahill, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Sep. 29, 2019 12:00 pm2326d ago
The LGBTQ Presidential Forum highlighted how differently each candidate who participated would govern on LGBTQ issues compared with President Donald …
Charles Bruner, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 29, 2019 7:00 am2326d ago
‘Medicare for All” has become a distinguishing phrase among Democratic candidates for president. If we are going to reform our …
Erin Davison-Rippey, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 27, 2019 7:00 am2328d ago
Political leaders in Iowa and in Washington, D.C., have made it their mission to politicize reproductive health care. As a …
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