The Iowa Department of Revenue’s proposal to create expansive sales and use tax exemptions through administrative rule-making processes, rather than …
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Jim Larew, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2015 4:14 pm3747d ago
The Iowa Department of Revenue’s proposal to create expansive sales and use tax exemptions through administrative rule-making processes, rather than …
Nick Johnson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 10, 2015 7:47 am3748d ago
Once upon a time, a Midwest university’s governing board hired a president who was a lifelong business person with no …
Ramon Lim, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 9, 2015 6:30 am3749d ago
The Board of Regents’ recent selection of a businessman with marginal academic experience to head the University of Iowa stems …
Tim Terry, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 9, 2015 6:30 am3749d ago
Growing up, my dad would ask me: Do you know the difference between a lie and a half-truth? The half-truth …
David Hamilton, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 9, 2015 6:00 am3749d ago
You don’t have to have lived in Iowa for long if you follow its sporting news to discover a distinctive …
Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2015 7:00 am3750d ago
Diana Nollen’s keynote address at the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance’s Celebration of the Arts! event on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Artists …
Chris Skogman, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2015 7:00 am3750d ago
From Nov. 12-18, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation will join more than 700 community foundations across America in celebrating …
Marieda Freese, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2015 7:00 am3750d ago
Dodgeball league. Iowa winter fashion show. Outdoor ice rink. Free winterizing sessions. These are just a few of the ideas …
Ananya Munjal, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2015 7:00 am3750d ago
Drive toward the railroad tracks that intersect 42nd Street and you’ll see a little white shoebox of a building just …
Terry Aron, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2015 7:00 am3750d ago
I’d like to clarify a point I made in my last article, about the home being a starting point for …
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Our region is full of it. Almost all of our athletic superstars have boasted it. Heck, even Grant Wood encouraged …
Jake Beal, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 8, 2015 5:00 am3750d ago
That’s what the highway sign said this morning: WHOLE LOTTA RUTTIN GOING ON WATCH FOR DEER It brought a smile …
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