For 10 years, I had the privilege of serving the people of Iowa in Washington working for Sen. Chuck Grassley. …
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Cory Crowley, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 21, 2016 8:00 am3460d ago
For 10 years, I had the privilege of serving the people of Iowa in Washington working for Sen. Chuck Grassley. …
Brent Gage, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2016 12:00 pm3461d ago
The Iowa Board of Regents has made affordability and attainability top priorities for the state’s public universities. And for good …
Angi Hoyer and Joy Long, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2016 8:00 am3461d ago
As elementary school principals we are aware of schools that have been successful in raising achievement to exceptional levels. We …
Dara Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2016 8:00 am3461d ago
As we hear more and more about how test scores are down and our children are struggling to read, it …
Karla Goettel, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2016 7:00 am3461d ago
Iowa has gone longer than any other state since raising its minimum wage. On January 1, 2008, the current rate …
Thomas W. Hill, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2016 7:00 am3461d ago
With a bill to raise the minimum wage in Iowa over a two-year period to $8.75 per hour ($18,200 annually) …
Joni Ernst, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 21, 2016 12:15 pm3460d ago
A tragic epidemic is sweeping across the country, tearing apart families, devastating our communities, and causing unnecessary loss of precious …
Elisabeth Kissling Guest Columnists Mar. 19, 2016 12:00 pm3462d ago
According to a May 2010 article in Psychology Today, keeping a promise is good for you. This article says that …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 18, 2016 6:35 pm3463d ago
Why is this year’s march to presidential nomination so brutal and intense? Why do both major parties have ‘outsider” candidates …
Julius C. Trimble, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 18, 2016 4:31 pm3463d ago
Dear Senator Grassley, Thank you for your long and faithful service to our country as a United States Senator from …
Ed Ulch, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 18, 2016 8:32 am3463d ago
Today is National Biodiesel Day and this record-setting advanced biofuel benefits you and your quality of life in many ways. …
Sally Gaer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 17, 2016 10:26 am3464d ago
As I sat through testimonies from Iowans who are out of medical options for themselves or their loved ones on …
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