Every year in the United States, countless women face unplanned pregnancies, abusive partners, and coercive parents. These women are justifiably …
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Rachel Peller, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 16, 2015 4:00 am3742d ago
Every year in the United States, countless women face unplanned pregnancies, abusive partners, and coercive parents. These women are justifiably …
Jeff Morrison, guest columnist News Nov. 15, 2015 7:00 am3743d ago
The 18-year-old pickup bounces down the hillside an hour before sunset. We’re on a family field trip of sorts, around …
Bruce Lehrman & Grover Norquist, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Nov. 15, 2015 2:00 am3743d ago
Iowans learn in high school civics class that the Fourth Amendment protects the right of all U.S. citizens ‘to be …
By Steffen Schmidt, Guest Columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2015 4:30 pm3744d ago
The Paris massacre is a game changer for the Iowa caucuses and the 2016 US presidential elections. It is an …
Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2015 1:00 pm3744d ago
The grade might stun you – Iowa receiving a D+ for government transparency from the Center for Public Integrity and …
Frank Varvaris, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 13, 2015 6:00 am3745d ago
On Nov. 2, President Barack Obama signed into law the bipartisan budget bill in an attempt to help avoid financial …
Kevin Techau, Nick Klinefeldt, Corinne Peek-Asa and John Lundell Guest Columnists Nov. 13, 2015 1:55 pm3745d ago
Over the last two decades, a perfect storm has led to skyrocketing rates of drug overdose deaths. Doctors are increasingly …
Resmiye Oral, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 12, 2015 6:00 am3746d ago
Adverse Childhood Experiences are the underlying theme for most ailments in our society from academic failures, to ADHD-like behavioral disturbances, …
Bob Elliott, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2015 6:00 am3747d ago
Veterans Day is often shortchanged when it comes to how important it is for us to be reminded of the …
Tim Trenkle, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2015 6:00 am3747d ago
A middle-aged man walked slowly from the elevator, his face impassive and his eyes like dark beads and he said, …
Dale Barnett, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2015 6:00 am3747d ago
While we can all rejoice this Veterans Day that the steady flow of U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan has …
Judith Johnson-Mekota, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2015 6:00 am3747d ago
For more than 230 years, our brave servicemen and women have underwritten our freedom by duty, honor and selfless service. …
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