Public education has long stood as a bipartisan cornerstone of democracy, committed to preparing children to become educated, contributing members …
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Emily Donovan Guest Columnists Jun. 23, 2025 12:59 am228d ago
Public education has long stood as a bipartisan cornerstone of democracy, committed to preparing children to become educated, contributing members …
Dr. Christopher R. Crossett Guest Columnists Jun. 22, 2025 9:31 am229d ago
My patients didn’t cause the national debt. So why are they the ones paying for it?
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Jun. 22, 2025 9:28 am229d ago
At dusk a few nights ago, a thunk at the window eighteen inches from my head took me by surprise. …
John Hendrickson
Guest Columnists Jun. 22, 2025 9:28 am229d ago
The Epoch Times recently reported that “two Chinese citizens, including one who works at the University of Michigan, were charged …
Chris Janda
Guest Columnists Jun. 21, 2025 5:00 am230d ago
There was a time when the only thing an Iowa business had to fear was weathering a bad crop season, …
Dan Keitzer
Guest Columnists Jun. 20, 2025 11:25 am230d ago
Being a farmer in Iowa is no easy feat, and the last few years have presented new challenges. The value …
Joe Bolkcom Guest Columnists Jun. 20, 2025 6:35 am231d ago
President Donald Trump and Iowa Republicans are working overtime to cut more than $800 billion in Medicaid funding to pay …
Anesa Kajtazovic Guest Columnists Jun. 19, 2025 8:31 am232d ago
I was 10 years old when I arrived in Iowa on a cold night in February 1997, a refugee from …
John S. Westefeld and Debora L. Liddell
Guest Columnists Jun. 19, 2025 7:15 am232d ago
The Iowa Board of Regents is continuing to consider proposed policy 3.23, focusing on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and …
Chip Reeves, Lisa Shileny, and Vikram Isran
Guest Columnists Jun. 18, 2025 8:02 am233d ago
As the leaders of MidWestOne Bank, Hills Bank, and GreenState Credit Union (lending institutions headquartered in Johnson County) we serve …
Guest Columnists Jun. 15, 2025 5:00 am236d ago
At a time when China is believed to spend about US$8 billion annually sending its ideas and culture around the …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Jun. 15, 2025 5:00 am236d ago
When my three-year-old granddaughter and I took walks, she’d suddenly stop and stare at a long narrow stick, an uncoiled …
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