Since the November election Washington politics has unfolded into a political mess of unbridled, ruthless use of power. Our nation …
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Les Deal, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 8, 2017 5:16 pm3170d ago
Since the November election Washington politics has unfolded into a political mess of unbridled, ruthless use of power. Our nation …
Tiffany O’Donnell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 5, 2017 6:30 pm3173d ago
Iowa’s 43rd governor will go down in history as one of the ‘firsts” for women in this state, just like …
Doug Kopp, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 11, 2022 3:20 pm1492d ago
The energy landscape in Iowa is changing. Individuals and families traveling through the state will no doubt encounter new wind …
Cecilia Norris, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2017 5:00 pm3174d ago
I am not one of Rep. Rod Blum’s constituents, but as the medical director of the Iowa City Free Medical …
Hassan M. Selim, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2017 12:30 pm3174d ago
On Friday, May 26, worshippers gathered in the main prayer hall at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids to perform …
Kirk Norris, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2017 11:05 am3174d ago
The American Health Care Act, the bill recently passed by the U.S. House or Representatives, is a storm rolling in …
Linda Gorkow, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2017 9:00 am3174d ago
When you work at the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP) Food Reservoir, you can get a sense of the …
John Forsyth, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2017 7:00 am3174d ago
Over the last three years, many Wellmark members with individual health plans governed by the ACA (generally people who have …
Sam Bruxvoort Colligan, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 3, 2017 4:00 pm3175d ago
In James Lynch’s article about Congressman Rod Blum’s town hall on May 9, I was quoted saying, ‘I want to …
Nicolas Loris, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 3, 2017 1:30 pm3175d ago
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement has unleashed a predictable firestorm of criticism. …
Jerry Schnoor, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 2, 2017 1:00 pm3176d ago
President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement this past week. It is a sad time for …
Nicholas Johnson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 2, 2017 10:00 am3176d ago
President Donald Trump kept his promise. He said he’d ‘drain the swamp” in Washington. He has. What he didn’t tell …
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