A year ago, the City of Cedar Rapids was in the middle of one of its most robust and exhaustive …
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Heather Armstrong, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 9, 2015 11:16 am3624d ago
A year ago, the City of Cedar Rapids was in the middle of one of its most robust and exhaustive …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 9, 2015 11:38 am3624d ago
Donald Trump has shaken the news media with his suggestion that we should bar Muslims from coming to the United …
Joe Hrdlicka, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 8, 2015 3:00 pm3625d ago
If you think the presidential campaign season lasts a long time, you have not seen just how long it takes …
Hamza Sharif Omar, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 8, 2015 11:00 am3625d ago
The recent shootings Paris and now San Bernadino are horrific acts of terror. Equally so was the Planned Parenthood shooting …
Shannon Ramsay, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 8, 2015 8:00 am3625d ago
Nature-lovers have long known that a walk in the woods or ‘getting up close and personal with nature” in other …
Gidget DeSotel, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 7, 2015 12:40 pm3626d ago
I drove by a gray haired woman holding a sign on the corner. My first thought was, did she really …
Ron McMullen, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 7, 2015 12:38 pm3626d ago
‘Would there be a chance of blueberry cheesecake?” asked Aung San Suu Kyi with a weary smile. We were in …
Roy D. Buol, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 4, 2015 11:15 am3629d ago
In the wake of recent terror attacks that devastated Paris, we want to affirm that we stand with the people …
Amy Van Beek, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 4, 2015 11:15 am3629d ago
This week leaders from around the world are gathering in Paris to secure an international agreement to tackle climate change. …
Kollan Kolthoff, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 7, 2015 1:48 pm3626d ago
Iowa occupational licensing laws have become a hot topic: in the Iowa Legislature, in the editorial sections of several Iowa …
Zaya Daens, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 2, 2015 6:00 am3631d ago
As the crime rate continues to increase in the area we should begin to focus on the lack of positive …
Danielle Holliday, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 1, 2015 4:13 pm3632d ago
Mental health care reform is crucial to minority communities in Iowa. Governor Branstad recently rejected plan to reopen the state’s …
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