When the Affordable Care Act (or ‘ACA”) was first instituted we heard dire warnings in conservative media outlets about an …
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David M. Frankel, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 23, 2016 8:00 am3335d ago
When the Affordable Care Act (or ‘ACA”) was first instituted we heard dire warnings in conservative media outlets about an …
Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2016 8:00 pm3336d ago
About a month ago, I graduated from the University of Iowa and moved home to Cedar Rapids before heading out …
Erin Miller, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2016 5:25 pm3336d ago
Senator Chuck Grassley is moving too slowly. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to meet with our U.S. Senator …
Colleen Tobiason, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 20, 2016 7:00 am3338d ago
With each mass killing, our nation stops. Public event attendees stand for a memorial moment of silence. Public figures wear …
Resmiye Oral, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2016 10:51 am3339d ago
The West made a big mistake by glorifying Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s current president, when he came to power 14 …
Gary Ellis, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2016 2:35 pm3340d ago
The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while Secretary of State found Clinton was incompetent …
Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2016 8:00 am3340d ago
Recently, Iowa Democrats added ‘legalizing all drugs” to its official party platform. In March, a team of medical experts from …
Casey Hynes, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2016 9:00 am3341d ago
Like her mother before her, Ini Augustine is raising a curious and tech-savvy daughter. ‘I’m a woman in tech because …
Michael Schultz, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2016 8:00 am3341d ago
Recent incidents of high levels of lead and nitrates in drinking water have caused serious concerns about exposure to these …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 16, 2016 12:00 pm3342d ago
Does experience count for selection to public office? It does for most government positions, from an appointee to the federal …
Thomas Fischer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 15, 2016 4:00 pm3343d ago
A future where technology replaces human labor has been written about extensively. Many who have authored an opinion on the …
Zoë Houlihan, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 26, 2016 11:25 am3332d ago
As a refugee resettlement agency, Catholic Charities witnesses first hand both the triumph and struggles refugees experience daily as they …
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