My first experience with philanthropy was as a child attending church services with my family. Each week, my mother would …
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Michelle Beisker, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2017 3:45 pm3014d ago
My first experience with philanthropy was as a child attending church services with my family. Each week, my mother would …
James Dreier, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2017 12:30 pm3014d ago
Hollywood has turned on one of its own, now that it is politically easy and self-serving to do so. Two …
Jim Mowrer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 10, 2017 3:30 pm3015d ago
Veterans Day exists to honor the courage and sacrifice of American men and women who have stood to defend our …
Pramod Dwivedi, Jim Levett, Wayne Jerman and Barbara Gay, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2017 11:30 am3017d ago
A silent epidemic of opioids has been engulfing the United States for years, but now its impact on Linn County is …
Wayne Jerman, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2017 9:57 am3017d ago
With 38 years of policing experience, I have learned the value of trust. When law enforcement establishes trust with residents, …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 7, 2017 12:30 pm3018d ago
It’s autumn, and summer lawns no longer hiss, my lawn mowers have been put away after what this year felt …
Loni Parrott, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 7, 2017 9:40 am3018d ago
It has been 15 years since my husband’s suicide. My sons and I have survived his death, but we are …
Tim Dwight, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2017 12:47 pm3011d ago
The growing solar energy industry in Iowa is harnessing the state’s sun potential at an ever-increasing pace. A new study, …
Steve Corbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 6, 2017 11:05 am3019d ago
Politics has become exceedingly divisive with troubling outcomes. America’s 323 million citizens are concerned. Congress has had 10 months to …
Cedar Rapids School Board
Guest Columnists Nov. 4, 2017 12:30 pm3021d ago
The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) Board of Education (the Board) has several guiding principles. We believe in investing …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 4, 2017 11:05 am3021d ago
While walking through the Voxman Building, the home of the School of Music at the University of Iowa, I paused …
Timothy Trenkle, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 2, 2017 6:49 am3023d ago
When he was a boy he liked Johnny Horton’s 1960 song, ‘The Battle of New Orleans.” ‘In 1814 we took …
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