Recent executive orders have proved that our new president intends to translate the rhetoric of the election into policy, and …
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Jennifer Blair, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 10:00 am3294d ago
Recent executive orders have proved that our new president intends to translate the rhetoric of the election into policy, and …
Drew Klein, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 7:45 am3294d ago
The Iowa Legislature finished work last week on a de-appropriations package that stripped money out of the current fiscal year …
Ann Hanigan, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 7:45 am3294d ago
As the 2017 Iowa legislative session continues, lawmakers will be debating collective bargaining for public employees. How much input should …
Roxanne Erdahl, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 6:45 am3294d ago
Late into the night of Nov. 8, I received a phone call from my son who lives in Denver, Colo. …
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In just a couple weeks, we kick off a project we’re calling Iowa Ideas. The project is meant to stir …
Travis Weipert, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 3:00 am3294d ago
We’re getting more questions these days about how voters are taken off the rolls, and we’re also at the time …
Derek Drayer, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 6:48 am3294d 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 am3296d 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 am3297d 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 am3297d 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 am3299d 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 am3300d ago
With Hillary Clinton’s 2.83 million vote margin over Donald Trump, her supporters are convinced president Trump can’t succeed as he …
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