With the headache of Tax Day behind us, small business owners are looking ahead with a new worry — will …
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Jerry Akers Guest Columnists May. 30, 2025 1:34 pm204d ago
With the headache of Tax Day behind us, small business owners are looking ahead with a new worry — will …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists May. 28, 2025 6:22 am207d ago
I’ve said it before, and, humbly in my practiced manner, I say it again. Donald Trump is a miracle worker. …
David Cmelik
Guest Columnists May. 26, 2025 5:00 am209d ago
On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the nation safe, strong, and peaceful. As …
Guest Columnists May. 28, 2025 2:40 pm206d ago
Orlan Love, a Vietnam War Navy veteran, delivered this speech on Memorial Day 2018 at the Quasqueton Cemetery. The remains …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists May. 25, 2025 5:00 am210d ago
The other night, at dusk, a male deer sporting small velvet antlers grazed in my backyard, just a few feet …
Chris Jones
Guest Columnists May. 25, 2025 5:00 am210d ago
There were many natural ‘lakes’ that were drained for farming after people of European descent arrived in Iowa. How many …
Becky Lutgen Gardner Guest Columnists May. 28, 2025 8:51 am206d ago
Editor’s note: Quinn Pettifer, a longtime member of our editorial board, is pursuing a new role at Kirkwood Community College. …
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists May. 24, 2025 5:15 am211d ago
They’re finally gone. It’s over. Mom always said, “Nothing good comes after midnight.” I didn’t get it as a teen. …
Tom Mohan
Guest Columnists May. 21, 2025 4:45 am214d ago
In January Gov. Kim Reynolds instructed Iowa’s state law enforcement agencies to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities. By March …
Lisa Feuerbach
Guest Columnists May. 19, 2025 10:44 am215d ago
This year’s edition of Common Sense Institute’s Free Enterprise Report found Iowa's energy competitiveness to have risen to 1st place nationally in 2024, thanks in part to Iowa’s strong clean energy leadership.
Roxanne Erdahl
Guest Columnists May. 18, 2025 5:00 am217d ago
There’s a grief many of us are carrying right now. It’s not always visible, but it is heavy. It tightens …
Art Cullen
Guest Columnists May. 18, 2025 5:00 am217d ago
My buddy Walt Bradley of Algona asked me why we came back here from college in Minnesota over 45 years …
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