Property taxes are crushing taxpayers nationwide, and Iowa is no exception. In the past two decades, Iowa’s property taxes have …
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John Hendrickson and Vance Ginn Guest Columnists Jan. 19, 2025 5:00 am336d ago
Property taxes are crushing taxpayers nationwide, and Iowa is no exception. In the past two decades, Iowa’s property taxes have …
Murray Williams Guest Columnists Jan. 18, 2025 4:45 am337d ago
In 1925, there were only 48 states. The first television transmitter was being invented. Movies had no sound. And there …
Ray Thys
Guest Columnists Jan. 17, 2025 3:01 pm338d ago
I am currently President of the Spring Creeks Chapter of Trout Unlimited and I have been seeing over the past …
Joe Murphy
Guest Columnists Jan. 14, 2025 10:56 am341d ago
The results of the Iowa Business Council’s (IBC) final 2024 quarterly survey are in and the findings offer a sense …
Chuck Isenhart
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2025 8:24 am342d ago
Good ideas for improving Iowa’s water quality have been ignored by state lawmakers and Big Ag allies.
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2025 5:00 am342d ago
As a loyal American, (bugles in the background), I’ve tried to find something positive to say about Donald Trump before …
Tim Trenkle Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2025 5:00 am343d ago
The first letter he sent went to the newspaper because he didn’t know my address. He corresponded for months. For …
John S. Westefeld Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2025 5:00 am343d ago
As a psychologist and Iowa resident, I have been thinking about Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and the fear of losing …
Terry Jarrett
Guest Columnists Jan. 12, 2025 5:00 am343d ago
Washington, DC got nearly 10 inches of snow recently. That was more than enough to shut down the nation’s capital. …
Steven Hoff
Guest Columnists Jan. 13, 2025 9:24 pm341d ago
We have reached the midpoint of another school year. About this time, many families and students around the country find …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Jan. 10, 2025 3:10 pm345d ago
Public education often falls in love with shiny, new trends. A school administrator goes to a conference and comes home …
Patricia Patnode
Guest Columnists Jan. 8, 2025 9:09 am347d ago
The nominations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., noted corn syrup critic, as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and …
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