My son, Dane, died by suicide at Iowa State University after receiving therapy in the student counseling center. Dane did …
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Kathy Schussler, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 27, 2019 2:09 pm2359d ago
My son, Dane, died by suicide at Iowa State University after receiving therapy in the student counseling center. Dane did …
Ron McMullen, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 27, 2019 7:00 am2359d ago
Forty years ago, an Iowa newspaper published a column about Sudan titled ‘Impoverished Land of Richness,” written by a recent …
Josh Busard, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 26, 2019 7:00 am2360d ago
In June 2018, Johnson County began the process to update the Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO. The ordinance includes the …
Randy Evans, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 24, 2019 7:00 am2362d ago
The people of Iowa have gotten a look at the University of Iowa’s priorities in recent weeks. I doubt this …
Pete Buttigieg, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 23, 2019 12:55 pm2363d ago
A month ago, at an AARP forum in Council Bluffs, I was asked a question that comes up again and …
Steve Bullock, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 22, 2019 2:01 pm2364d ago
This weekend, I’m looking forward to returning to Iowa to celebrate Labor Day. This is a time when we not …
Renee Schulte, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 22, 2019 1:58 pm2364d ago
Iowa has a mental health crisis. Bipartisan state elected officials and policymakers have worked diligently to bolster Iowa’s mental health …
Lu Wherry, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 21, 2019 7:00 am2365d ago
For many in Cedar Rapids, August 26 rings in the first day of school. Yet for others, it has another …
Molly Monk, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2019 6:30 pm2365d ago
In the entrepreneurial ecosystem, reducing risk is always a topic of conversation. A majority of start-ups fail (sometimes spectacularly) and …
Johanna Moeller, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2019 3:51 pm2366d ago
While the federal government and far too many state governments still do not see climate change as a top priority, …
Kameron Dodge, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 19, 2019 3:35 pm2367d ago
It’s Groundhog Day – again. For the better part of two decades, Steve King has spewed hateful demagoguery, embraced alt-right …
Nicholas Johnson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 19, 2019 1:00 pm2367d ago
Marianne Williamson may not have ‘the answer.” But she’s the only one who has framed the right questions. Whether or …
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