It’s warm now, and we’re heading into the muck and melt of March, perhaps my least favorite month. Not two …
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Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Mar. 2, 2025 5:00 am341d ago
It’s warm now, and we’re heading into the muck and melt of March, perhaps my least favorite month. Not two …
Jim Colbert Guest Columnists Mar. 2, 2025 5:00 am341d ago
Iowa needs more public land. Many of Iowa’s 3.2 million residents enjoy spending time in nature doing many different things. …
Alexa McClellan
Guest Columnists Mar. 1, 2025 8:59 am342d ago
Walking into our school’s book storage room this past week, I intended to catalog options for next school year. I …
Chris Morse
Guest Columnists Mar. 1, 2025 8:55 am342d ago
Iowa has been my home since 1998. When my family moved back to the South, I chose to stay because …
Patricia Patnode
Guest Columnists Feb. 28, 2025 12:38 pm343d ago
Iowa’s dramatic executive agency overhaul led by Gov. Kim Reynolds has caught the eye of federal lawmakers. So much so …
Ted Wernimont
Guest Columnists Feb. 26, 2025 4:45 am345d ago
For reference, I have officiated high school since I was 33. I am now 78 and still regularly doing high …
John Kenyon Guest Columnists Feb. 25, 2025 8:06 am346d ago
Last week I read a book from the Iowa City Public Library that depicted a sex act. Actually, more than …
Linda Seger Guest Columnists Feb. 23, 2025 5:00 am348d ago
This has been my home for over sixty plus years. Time Check and the area around Ellis Boulevard, the schools, …
Chuck Isenhart
Guest Columnists Feb. 23, 2025 5:00 am348d ago
When the Trump administration issued a “stop work order” in January, cutting funding to support refugees the federal government invited …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Feb. 23, 2025 5:00 am348d ago
The month of February has Presidents Day and Valentine’s Day, but this year the month also marks the anniversary of …
Nicholas Arnold
Guest Columnists Feb. 23, 2025 11:45 pm347d ago
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted on Feb. 6 to grant Cedar Rapids a casino license. Recently, the Iowa …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Feb. 22, 2025 5:00 am349d ago
Imagine being appointed to be the president of a huge tech company. You have no experience or knowledge of tech. …
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