Nature-lovers have long known that a walk in the woods or ‘getting up close and personal with nature” in other …
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Shannon Ramsay, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 8, 2015 8:00 am3720d 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 pm3721d 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 pm3721d 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 am3724d 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 am3724d 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 pm3721d 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 am3726d 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 pm3727d ago
Mental health care reform is crucial to minority communities in Iowa. Governor Branstad recently rejected plan to reopen the state’s …
Brian S. Anderson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 1, 2015 6:00 am3727d ago
If there is one thing we can all afford during this refugee crisis – is to be human. I was …
Jane Drapeaux & Anissa Bourgeacq, guest columnists
News Nov. 30, 2015 8:27 am3728d ago
There is more than enough food in Iowa to feed every man, woman and child, yet close to 400,000 Iowans …
Erin Miller, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 30, 2015 6:00 am3728d ago
My son Abram has been struggling from the start. He came into this world via an emergency C-section and then …
Ed Gogek, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 30, 2015 3:00 am3728d ago
State after state is legalizing medical marijuana, but doctors and patient groups aren’t demanding these laws. The AMA doesn’t want …
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