There is a pork roast slowly cooking in the oven, the mail today was lousy, and the sledding on the …
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Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 9, 2019 2:00 pm2433d ago
There is a pork roast slowly cooking in the oven, the mail today was lousy, and the sledding on the …
By Anastasia Basquin Community Mar. 8, 2019 3:05 pm2434d ago
‘Jane” and her boyfriend had been in a relationship for a little more than a year. Shortly after the birth …
Kim Reynolds, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 5, 2019 4:45 am2438d ago
Our judicial-nominating process was created with good intentions. But it needs improvement to better reflect our state and its people. …
John Hale, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2019 7:30 am2440d ago
What kind of state are we? That’s the question I and many of my friends, neighbors and colleagues are asking …
Noreen Bush, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2019 5:30 am2440d ago
The Cedar Rapids Community School District is committed to our vision: Every Learner: Future Ready. Through listening to our families, …
Dan Huitink, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2019 3:30 am2440d ago
When it comes to selecting judges, Iowa is right to want a system that considers merit. It is also right …
Mary Ann Renner, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 2, 2019 11:00 am2441d ago
Iowa’s 5-cent bottle deposit law, or ‘bottle bill,” has been in the news a lot, lately. Legislators have proposed different …
Chuck Grassley, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 1, 2019 1:00 pm2442d ago
It’s not every day an Iowan has the opportunity to wake up and ask top executives of seven major pharmaceutical …
Susan Hendershot, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 27, 2019 7:50 am2444d ago
This week, the U.S. Senate is considering the nomination of acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to confirm …
Jim Talent, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 27, 2019 6:50 am2444d ago
When Andrew Wheeler’s nomination to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) comes to a vote in a few days, …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 24, 2019 10:30 am2447d ago
Dad’s first love and I joined the McKibbin household in the same year. Mom heaped tender care and affection on …
Matt Everson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 24, 2019 5:10 am2447d ago
Americans long have admired entrepreneurs who work their way to the top with nothing more than intense drive and a …
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