College affordability has emerged as a top issue in the 2020 presidential election. Democrats running for president promise to reduce …
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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2019 7:00 am2414d ago
College affordability has emerged as a top issue in the 2020 presidential election. Democrats running for president promise to reduce …
Charles Bruner, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 30, 2019 7:00 am2417d ago
Child policy issues have come of age. That is the top-line finding of a poll conducted by Selzer & Co. …
Mike Davis, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 1, 2019 3:49 pm2416d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa recently launched her re-election campaign. She is running on her slogan ‘Make ‘Em Squeal,” …
Tom Brooks, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 30, 2019 7:00 am2417d ago
President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to break down regulatory barriers at the Environmental Protection Agency and allow …
Randy Evans, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 29, 2019 1:00 pm2418d ago
What in the world has gotten into us? Through the years, we poured ourselves into political campaigns, put out yard …
Paul Pate, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 29, 2019 7:00 am2418d ago
Throughout its history, Iowa has been a place where women break barriers. Time after time, Iowa women have shown if …
Craig Hill, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 25, 2019 7:00 am2422d ago
Agriculture is the backbone of Iowa, providing food, fuel and fiber while contributing one out of every five jobs in …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 24, 2019 7:00 am2423d ago
First, the photo. The little bandit you see above has been hanging out in my yard for the past few …
Christine Matthews, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 23, 2019 7:00 am2424d ago
President Donald Trump just promised a ‘phenomenal” new health care plan within the next two months. Earlier this year, he …
Randy Evans, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 22, 2019 7:00 am2425d ago
A small caravan crossed the United States border last month, but this was not the kind of caravan that has …
Austin Frerick, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 24, 2019 6:03 pm2423d ago
A senior official at the Farm Bureau, the nation’s largest agricultural organization, recently told me that most rural communities will …
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 18, 2019 8:30 pm2428d ago
Families and small business owners along the Missouri River have had their lives turned upside down by flooding earlier this …
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