People of faith must stand witness against hate and racism. Following fatal mayhem in Charlottesville, Va., the nation must band …
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Shams Ghoneim, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 23, 2017 9:22 am2935d ago
People of faith must stand witness against hate and racism. Following fatal mayhem in Charlottesville, Va., the nation must band …
Nicholas Johnson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 22, 2017 7:30 am2936d ago
How can we get legislative funding for all Iowans’ post-high-school education? Aside from bemoaning tuition increases – before increasing them …
Peter Cownie, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 21, 2017 12:00 pm2937d ago
On behalf of Iowa State Fair Board President John Harms and CEO Gary Slater, thank you for making the 2017 …
Casey Prince, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 21, 2017 7:00 am2937d ago
The third annual Market After Dark returns to downtown Cedar Rapids by popular demand from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday. …
Martha Hampel, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2017 8:15 am2938d ago
I am voting no on the $191.5 million Iowa City Community School District bond proposal Sept. 12. It comes down to …
Josh Schamberger, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2017 8:15 am2938d ago
I have spent the past six months working with arguably the most diverse group I have ever been associated with …
Chris Lynch, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2017 7:45 am2938d ago
Why do we have a Facilities Master Plan? We are transforming our learning environment to deliver better educational outcomes. We …
Jeff Cox, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2017 7:45 am2938d ago
When the school bond issue was first proposed, my first instinct was to support it. After looking into it further, …
Carol deProsse & Caroline Dieterle, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2017 7:00 am2938d ago
When planning began for the Facilities Master Plan five years ago, negative impacts from political ideological shifts were largely unknown. …
Kim Casko & Shari DeMaris, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2017 6:45 am2938d ago
The Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce was one of the first organizations to sign on to formally support the …
Randy Evans, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2017 11:24 am2941d ago
Don’t come knocking on my door looking for support for the Trump administration’s latest effort to get rid of what …
Rev. Roger Dykstra, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 16, 2017 8:35 am2942d ago
Pretty much everyone has core convictions and beliefs they hold true more deeply than anything is true. They live from …
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