This month seven libraries will be recognized for their excellence in design with the AIA/ALA Library Building Award at the …
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Bradd Brown, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 12, 2016 8:00 am3532d 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 am3532d 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 am3532d 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 am3534d 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 pm3536d 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 pm3536d ago
Even if you’re not a fan of the National Football League, you probably are aware of accusations that the league …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 8, 2016 7:49 am3537d ago
My friend Andrej Matisak, Deputy Head of Foreign Desk of the Slovakian Newspaper Pravda in Bratislava sent me an email …
Larry D. Sharp, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 7, 2016 1:33 pm3537d ago
Cedar Rapids Municipal Golf Course management need to look no further than their neighbor in Waterloo at the Irv Warren …
Justin Haskins, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 6, 2016 3:00 pm3538d ago
Lawmakers in Iowa and in other states have recently called for significant reforms to their certificate of need (CON) laws …
Okpara Rice, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 6, 2016 12:39 pm3538d ago
When a child has a stomach ache or a fever, a doctor’s appointment is made. A severe cut or a …
Keegan O’Neil, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 5, 2016 8:00 am3539d ago
Every Monday at a little after 6 p.m., women and men in brightly colored wraps and tailored shirts trickle into …
David Frankel, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2016 12:00 pm3540d ago
Since 1979, the real (inflation-adjusted) wages of high school dropouts have fallen by 14.8 percent, while the real wages of …
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