As we were working through our language arts curriculum this past school year, my kids were having incredible conversations about …
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Brianna Young, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 19, 2016 8:00 am3370d ago
As we were working through our language arts curriculum this past school year, my kids were having incredible conversations about …
Andrew Burtlow, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 24, 2016 3:58 pm3364d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad appointed a board to study so-called ‘gay conversion therapy” earlier this year. The Iowa Board of medicine …
Scott Grau, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 20, 2016 7:25 am3369d ago
The Second Amendment might be the most misunderstood feature of the U.S. Constitution. The assertion that it protects an individual …
David Shafer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 14, 2016 6:58 pm3374d ago
It was a Saturday night in November, 2009. Six months after the historic decision by the Iowa Supreme Court, 10 …
Bob Teig, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 13, 2016 8:01 am3376d ago
You return to your car parked in one of Cedar Rapids’ downtown parking spaces where LUKE stands sentinel, and there …
Jeff Biggers. guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 13, 2016 7:58 am3376d ago
On the 8th anniversary of the historic 2008 flood, Iowa City and Coralville still emerging from an estimated $1 billion …
Bradd Brown, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 12, 2016 8:00 am3377d ago
This month seven libraries will be recognized for their excellence in design with the AIA/ALA Library Building Award at the …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 12, 2016 8:00 am3377d ago
‘Let’s give a warm welcome to the quarterback of the Iowa Ironmen of 1939, and now the sports director of …
Lori Roetlin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 12, 2016 8:00 am3377d ago
Recent elementary and secondary boundary decisions have revealed that the Iowa City school board, whose members are a reflection of …
Michael Luick-Thrams, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 10, 2016 9:58 am3379d ago
When a major Des Moines TV station ran a featurette about Patty Judge’s campaign to be the Democratic nominee to …
Lindsey Podzimek, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 8, 2016 2:00 pm3380d ago
On the evening of May 25, I was walking with a friend across the Lion Bridge from New Bohemia back …
Jonas Magram and Thom Krystofiak, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 8, 2016 4:00 pm3380d ago
Even if you’re not a fan of the National Football League, you probably are aware of accusations that the league …
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