As a conservation-minded farmer who’s been at this for longer than I care to admit, I keep thinking it shouldn’t …
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John Gilbert, guest columnist Guest Columnists Sep. 18, 2016 11:00 am3339d ago
As a conservation-minded farmer who’s been at this for longer than I care to admit, I keep thinking it shouldn’t …
Mel Schlachter, guest columnist Guest Columnists Sep. 18, 2016 11:00 am3339d ago
For most all this year’s warm weather my kayak has lain on the garage floor, a haven for web-building spiders. …
Dianna Thompson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 19, 2016 10:33 am3338d ago
The statistics are one-sided, and the impact immense. Twenty-four million children in America – one out of three – live …
Jeffrey F. Bullock, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 19, 2016 10:34 am3338d ago
Erin Murphy’s recent story (‘Iowa sheriffs at the front lines of mental health crisis”) does an excellent job of defining …
Jason Vestweber, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 19, 2016 10:34 am3338d ago
My name is Jason Vestweber and I sit on the board for Willis Dady, ASAC, and Way Point here in …
Sen. Joni Ernst, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 17, 2016 12:00 pm3340d ago
The United States Armed Forces are made up of some of the strongest, toughest, and most selfless men and women …
Robert Givens, guest columnist Guest Columnists Sep. 17, 2016 9:51 am3340d ago
Nearly eight decades have passed since Neville Chamberlain told the British people in September, 1938, how ‘horrible, fantastic, incredible” it …
Dave Jacoby, guest columnist Guest Columnists Sep. 16, 2016 5:37 pm3341d ago
Sometimes in life you don’t get a second chance. When a poorly initiated plan to change the course of Medicaid …
Patrick S. Jury, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 16, 2016 10:30 am3341d ago
The recent settlement between Wells Fargo and the city of Los Angeles, which sued the bank giant for unethical conduct, …
Tom Vilsack, and Michael Froman, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Sep. 15, 2016 10:51 pm3342d ago
Exports are vital to U.S. economy as a whole, and are especially important to American agriculture. Over the past seven …
Julius Cavira, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 15, 2016 10:52 am3342d ago
My friend was sporting a refurbished smartwatch from a used online store. The smartwatch had many of the capabilities of …
Mary Day, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Sep. 15, 2016 12:19 pm3342d ago
Matt Sinovic’s attack on Senator Grassley‘s accessibility to the people of Iowa is worse than misinformed. It’s downright misleading. It’s …
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