Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams’ argument, that liberals and progressives want absolute equality, is very dated (‘The liberals’ struggle against reality,” …
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Joel Snell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 30, 2017 5:00 am3300d 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 am3301d 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 am3301d 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 am3301d 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 am3301d 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 am3303d ago
Serving as a crisis intervention specialist at The Crisis Center of Johnson County has truly been one of most rewarding …
Danny Homan, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 25, 2017 10:35 am3305d ago
In the wake of the election results in November, there has been talk that Republican majorities in the state legislature …
Nick Kilburg, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 25, 2017 9:51 am3305d ago
As a result of lowered tax receipt projections, Iowa’s governor and Legislature must ‘deappropriate funds” – i.e., cut budgets on …
Tammi Kircher, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 25, 2017 9:49 am3305d ago
Diminishing wildlife habitat, topsoil erosion, flooding and water quality degradation were growing conservation problems facing Iowa over a decade ago. …
Dianne Atkins, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 24, 2017 9:42 am3306d ago
I have been on the faculty as a pediatric cardiologist at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine since …
Jeremy Brigham, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 23, 2017 12:00 am3307d ago
Iowans for Gun Safety is concerned with public education, public health, and public safety. The idea that we are safer …
Alan Whitters, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 23, 2017 12:00 am3307d ago
Our mental health system is broken. As Medical Director of Mercy Behavioral Health and psychiatrist for three of the East …
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