The current legislative session in Des Moines has included some common-sense gun legislation that would shore up the Second Amendment …
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Derek Drayer, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 6:48 am3137d ago
The current legislative session in Des Moines has included some common-sense gun legislation that would shore up the Second Amendment …
Lois Cox and Katherine Tachau Guest Columnists Feb. 3, 2017 11:39 am3138d ago
The University of Iowa chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) opposes Senate File 41, a bill introduced …
Emily Blomme, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2017 9:25 am3140d ago
As the Executive Director of Foundation 2, a large agency in Eastern Iowa whose expertise is in crisis response, suicide …
Paul Deaton, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2017 9:25 am3140d ago
Since the general election I’ve been listening to people talk – in person – about the new administration and what …
Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2017 9:17 am3142d ago
DES MOINES – Republican state lawmakers, with their newfound control of the Iowa Capitol, have taken their first steps toward …
Steve Corbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 30, 2017 6:00 am3143d ago
With Hillary Clinton’s 2.83 million vote margin over Donald Trump, her supporters are convinced president Trump can’t succeed as he …
Joel Snell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 30, 2017 5:00 am3143d ago
Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams’ argument, that liberals and progressives want absolute equality, is very dated (‘The liberals’ struggle against reality,” …
Doug Burns, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 29, 2017 6:00 am3144d ago
First things first. The news of the appointment of the nation’s longest-serving governor, Iowa’s Terry Branstad, to be ambassador to …
Josh Busard, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 29, 2017 5:00 am3144d ago
You might have heard about ‘comprehensive planning” and wondered what it is and why it is useful. Many cities in …
Scott Koepke, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 29, 2017 3:00 am3144d ago
In the speech that launched his national political career in 2004, Barack Obama famously said, ‘There are no red states …
David Goodner, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 29, 2017 3:00 am3144d ago
More than 100 high school, college, graduate students and everyday people in Iowa City marched onto Interstate 80 on Nov. …
Anthony Sivanthaphanith, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 27, 2017 8:21 am3146d ago
Serving as a crisis intervention specialist at The Crisis Center of Johnson County has truly been one of most rewarding …
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