I’ve spent the summer thus far travelling across the state, talking to small business owners on our many main streets, …
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Frank Driscoll, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 3, 2016 12:00 pm3355d ago
I’ve spent the summer thus far travelling across the state, talking to small business owners on our many main streets, …
Steven G. Calabresi, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 3, 2016 12:00 pm3355d ago
Recently, Eric Berger, a University of Nebraska law school administrator and professor criticized Iowa Senator Charles Grassley for not holding …
Michael Luick-Thrams, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 3, 2016 9:00 am3355d ago
‘Democracy” – Greek for ‘the people” – by definition must rise from the bottom up, not sink from the top …
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Guest Columnists Jul. 3, 2016 8:00 am3355d ago
I have been working on the administrative side of the health care community for almost three decades – serving physical, …
Mel Schlachter, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 2, 2016 12:00 pm3356d ago
Newcomers to Iowa encounter before long one element of our state DNA, and may come to embody it. This assumes …
Diane Peterson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 1, 2016 4:49 pm3357d ago
Be honest. You do not want to be killed. You do not want your loved ones killed. You do not …
Chris Sevey, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 1, 2016 10:48 am3357d ago
Imagine driving on an interstate highway system with all the exits controlled by private companies, which could charge any toll …
Karla Goettel, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 29, 2016 12:32 pm3359d ago
As a member of the Linn County Board of Supervisors Minimum Wage Study Group, I think it is important to …
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Guest Columnists Jun. 29, 2016 12:32 pm3359d ago
Aime J. Wichtendahl, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 29, 2016 12:32 pm3359d ago
It’s always sad when important issues get sacrificed on the altar of political expediency. When the Linn County Minimum Wage …
Stacey Walker, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 29, 2016 12:32 pm3359d ago
I recently attended the minimum wage study group meeting and was surprised at the speed in which the group moved …
Chris Lynch, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 28, 2016 12:33 pm3360d ago
We are at a historical time in the Iowa City school district. We have a strategic plan focused on delivering …
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