In my pursuit of an elementary education degree, I have always felt secure. I feel as if I was meant …
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Nicole Wims, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2018 2:00 pm2902d ago
In my pursuit of an elementary education degree, I have always felt secure. I feel as if I was meant …
Shannon Draayer, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 3, 2018 11:30 am2902d ago
I am proud to have played a role in Cedar Rapids’ journey to become a certified Blue Zones Community – …
Craig Hill, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 1, 2018 5:30 am2904d ago
Here in Iowa, where every third row of corn and soybeans are exported and trade with overseas markets add about …
Nicholas Johnson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 28, 2018 4:30 am2905d ago
When I read Vanessa Miller’s report that an audit revealed ‘unacceptable risks” in the University of Iowa’s emergency preparedness (Feb. …
David Osterberg, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 27, 2018 6:00 am2906d ago
A bill scheduled for debate this week in the Iowa Senate would remove the public’s principal check on monopoly power …
Sally McMillan, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 26, 2018 6:00 am2907d ago
Hope for this country resides in its children. As one school shooting after another fades from popular memory, our children …
Carroll McKibben, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 25, 2018 10:30 am2908d ago
Immigration policy again is in the forefront of American politics as the fate of a million or more ‘dreamers,” undocumented …
LaNisha Cassell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 25, 2018 7:00 am2908d ago
Nationwide celebrations of Black History Month may be coming to an end, but the African American Museum of Iowa provides …
John Maddock, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 25, 2018 11:30 am2908d ago
The recent shooting in Florida, like all past mass shootings, is tragic. I cannot begin to understand what parents feel, …
Gary Maydew, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 24, 2018 2:30 pm2909d ago
‘Tommy’s selling used cars, Nancy’s fixing hair. Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn’t care …” I was sorting …
By William Stowe
Guest Columnists Aug. 18, 2021 10:00 am1638d ago
As Iowans, we tend to believe life is good. After all, we live in a state with safe communities, solid …
By Laurel Preston, Clear Creek Amana freshman
Guest Columnists Feb. 25, 2018 11:33 am2908d ago
TIFFIN — When will this stop? Hundreds of students have died from school shootings. When will we be able to …
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