I am a dedicated and vested member of the Iowa City community. Through many years in Iowa City, first as …
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Scott McDonough, Iowa City candidate Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:17 pm3682d ago
I am a dedicated and vested member of the Iowa City community. Through many years in Iowa City, first as …
John Thomas, Iowa City candidate Guest Columnists Oct. 13, 2015 5:36 pm3681d ago
As a landscape architect that designed public places such as parks and streets, I spent most of my adult life …
Rockne Cole, Iowa City candidate
Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:18 pm3682d ago
‘Let’s grow!” Iowa City is experiencing a period of exciting economic growth. No growth simply isn’t an option; the real …
Tim Conroy, Iowa City candidate
Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:17 pm3682d ago
I am running for council because as Iowa City moves forward and changes, I want to help make it as …
Jim Throgmorton, Iowa City candidate
Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:18 pm3682d ago
I am an experienced city councilman and retired University of Iowa professor of urban and regional planning who has lived …
Pauline Taylor, Iowa City candidate
Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:17 pm3682d ago
Recently there has been a lot of information in the news about the Iowa Board of Regents (BOR) decision to …
Rick Dobyns, Iowa City candidate Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:17 pm3682d ago
Elections are, by their nature, a choice between two people. This fall in Iowa City the council candidates mimic most …
Jeff Kaufmann & Andy McGuire, guest columnists Guest Columnists Oct. 9, 2015 6:57 pm3685d ago
As the chairs of the Republican Party of Iowa and the Iowa Democratic Party, respectively, there is not much that …
Gov. Martin O’Malley, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 8, 2015 7:56 pm3686d ago
It’s time for America to stop stumbling backward into bad trade deals, and instead pursue a trade policy that will …
Ed Wasserman, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 7, 2015 7:00 am3687d ago
Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act and the diligent reporting of many dedicated members of the press, it is …
Kathleen Hall, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 6, 2015 6:00 am3688d ago
For several weeks, the news has been all about the refugee crisis facing Europe. In the face of concertina wire …
Ann Franzenburg, guest columnist
News Oct. 5, 2015 7:00 am3689d ago
By mid-February, most Iowans are ready to throw in the towel – or toss off the stocking cap – and …
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