Harvest is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only do I get to enjoy Iowa’s beautiful countryside, …
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Craig Hill, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 11:47 am3377d ago
Harvest is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only do I get to enjoy Iowa’s beautiful countryside, …
Iowa State University Media Planning Students and Jay Newell, guest columnists Guest Columnists Nov. 13, 2016 6:00 am3378d ago
In the rancor of the presidential campaign, it was easy to miss a critical media fact: what used to be …
Bruce Kempkes, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 12, 2016 11:00 am3379d ago
In the watershed case Varnum v. Brien, the Iowa Supreme Court declared unconstitutional, as violative of state equal protection guarantees, …
Caleb Gates, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 12, 2016 12:00 am3379d ago
After World War II, high ranking Nazis were put on trial for participating in the Holocaust. Hannah Arendt coined the …
Bill Moss, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2016 5:00 pm3380d ago
I got to know Gervais (Ken) Ngombwa about 18 years ago, right after he and his family immigrated to Cedar …
Martin Wenck, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 10, 2016 1:12 pm3381d ago
In May 2015 Donald Trump got into my SUV and sat next to me in the front seat. We headed …
Jeffrey Meyers, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 7, 2016 7:00 am3384d ago
The phrase ‘worksite wellness” is becoming better known as employers strive to keep their worksites healthy and safe in an …
Steve Corbin, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 4, 2016 10:48 am3387d ago
Here are two well known facts: 11 million people are living in our country illegally and 40 percent of unauthorized …
Cole Staudt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 4, 2016 10:46 am3387d ago
The Iowa State University Foundation works tirelessly to improve the Iowa State experience and make college more affordable for every …
Scott Koepke, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 2, 2016 7:00 am3389d ago
Do you believe that criminals can be reformed? I do. Others don’t. That’s a philosophical divide that may never be …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 1, 2016 8:00 pm3389d ago
It’s big news. The release of information by FBI Director Jim Comey that the agency is looking at hundreds of …
Dorothy Rupp, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 1, 2016 11:52 am3390d ago
Help save the Ely’s Stone Bridge. Past Jones County Supervisors paved over it, choosing to ignore advice at the time …
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