I am an experienced city councilman and retired University of Iowa professor of urban and regional planning who has lived …
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Jim Throgmorton, Iowa City candidate Guest Columnists Oct. 12, 2015 2:18 pm3777d 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 pm3777d 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 pm3777d 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 pm3780d 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 pm3781d 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 am3782d 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 am3783d 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 am3784d ago
By mid-February, most Iowans are ready to throw in the towel – or toss off the stocking cap – and …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2015 1:20 pm3785d ago
On Sept. 21, in the wake of the shooting death of Aaron K. Richardson and the arrest of a 14-year-old …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2015 1:20 pm3785d ago
On Sept. 21, in the wake of the shooting death of Aaron K. Richardson and the arrest of a 14-year-old …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2015 1:20 pm3785d ago
On Sept. 21, in the wake of the shooting death of Aaron K. Richardson and the arrest of a 14-year-old …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 3, 2015 4:00 am3786d ago
GOP Party Chair Reince Priebus told the National Journal this week that ‘ … New Hampshire and Iowa aren’t ‘sacred …
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