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Guest Columnists Feb. 18, 2025 7:06 am260d ago
I am a father, a loving husband, and dedicated civil servant. I am an oath of office to defend and …
William Lambers Guest Columnists Feb. 17, 2025 5:00 am261d ago
This Presidents Day, let’s take a step back in time to John F. Kennedy’s first days in the White House …
Barbara Eckstein
Guest Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am262d ago
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Johnson County United Nations Association (JCUNA) commemorates this occasion every year by hosting a …
John Hendrickson and Meg Tuszynski
Guest Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am262d ago
Attracting business to your state is key for economic growth and the job creation that comes along with it. While …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am262d ago
On a recent cold Monday, unexpected things entered my head after being told I might be in the midst of …
Mark Dukes
Guest Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am262d ago
I’ve been thinking about my friend lately. She’s been a big part of my life for five decades, reliably there …
Robert Leonard and Matt Russell Guest Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am262d ago
It’s a race against time as Trump consolidates power and undermines the law
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Feb. 14, 2025 6:21 am264d ago
In the fall of 1975, I was a freshman at Central College in Pella. I graduated from high school with …
Bonnie Ewoldt
Guest Columnists Feb. 13, 2025 6:06 am265d ago
In January, the Iowa House fast tracked a bill requiring the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) to place a …
Sen. Liz Bennett and Rep. Aime Wichtendahl
Guest Columnists Feb. 12, 2025 7:05 am266d ago
On Jan. 31, 2025, the largest data breach in American history occurred when Elon Musk accessed the United States Treasury …
Anne Discher
Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2025 12:02 pm267d ago
Iowa was among the early states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. The 2013 decision …
Luciano de Castro
Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2025 6:24 am267d ago
In his celebrated 1942 book, “ Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy,” Joseph Schumpeter expresses a pessimistic view about the prospects of …
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