The notion of religious freedom – what it is, what it isn’t and what it should be – is being …
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Justin Scott, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2019 6:30 am2584d ago
The notion of religious freedom – what it is, what it isn’t and what it should be – is being …
Chuck Isenhart, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2019 5:30 am2585d ago
In the four years I have served as ranking member on the Environmental Protection Committee in the Iowa House of …
John Sorensen, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2019 3:45 am2585d ago
It must be time for Iowa lawmakers to again gather in Des Moines, as Iowa’s big credit union CEOs have …
Kim Casko and Doug Neumann, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2019 11:30 am2586d ago
In public policy advocacy, there is power in numbers. Four members of Congress and 28 state legislators represent the seven …
Diane Nelson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2019 8:30 am2586d ago
I’m sure you have heard the nursery rhyme, ‘sugar and spice make everything nice; that’s what girls are made of.” …
Bill Brauch, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 7, 2019 6:00 am2591d ago
It is New Year’s resolution time again. You may be planning to lose weight, get in shape, or firm up …
Chuck Grassley, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 7, 2019 3:00 am2591d ago
The opening of the 116th Congress is particularly exciting for Iowans because it’s the first time in our state’s history …
Jeff Shipley, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 6, 2019 5:00 am2592d ago
What’s the cost? That’s the question before the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) as it considers Alliant Energy’s smart meter proposal. …
Caleb Elfenbein and Peter Hanson, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Jan. 6, 2019 5:00 am2592d ago
Are you American? What do you think about when you answer this question? Do you think in terms of citizenship? …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 6, 2019 5:00 am2592d ago
We sat in a semicircle, nine women and four men. We were new to each other and had only one …
Melinda Moore, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 6, 2019 5:00 am2592d ago
A Detroit area priest, who gave the homily at the recent funeral mass of 18 year-old man, used the occasion …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 6, 2019 5:00 am2592d ago
You can’t see much from here; no mountains, no large bodies of water, no tall buildings, and no rumbling freight …
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