Between 1882 and 1910, the state of Iowa saw 19 lynchings. Is that something students should know? Might it make …
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Jerry Elsea Guest Columnists Dec. 2, 2024 5:00 am384d ago
Between 1882 and 1910, the state of Iowa saw 19 lynchings. Is that something students should know? Might it make …
Jim Sheets Guest Columnists Dec. 1, 2024 6:31 am385d ago
As a former career Army officer (22 years active duty) entering the later stage of my life, I struggled to …
Robert Leonard
Guest Columnists Dec. 1, 2024 6:51 am385d ago
The time to prepare for mass deportations is now
Bob Watson
Guest Columnists Nov. 30, 2024 5:00 am386d ago
As someone who was a member of one of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Lean water quality and air …
Jim Schlott
Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2024 7:29 am387d ago
Guest Columnist | Jim Schlott It’s been an interesting post-election period. The Democratic nominee was defeated by arguably the most …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Nov. 28, 2024 7:20 am388d ago
This year marks the 235th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving under Presidential Proclamation in the United States. In the first …
Barb Kalbach Guest Columnists Nov. 27, 2024 5:00 am389d ago
With election behind us, I’m looking forward to the holidays and getting together with friends and family. It’s generally a …
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Nov. 26, 2024 7:08 pm389d ago
Some things are hard to predict. Why is my cellphone obsolete after a month? Which Hawkeye quarterback will play Saturday? Will the …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Nov. 25, 2024 5:00 am391d ago
For almost four years, I have been a guest columnist here. It has been a wonderful ego trip, a new …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Nov. 24, 2024 5:00 am392d ago
On Nov. 1 I was traveling on a two-lane blacktop along a ridge to the nearest town when Vic Damone …
J.D. Scholten
Guest Columnists Nov. 24, 2024 5:00 am392d ago
Two words that I never thought would go together are “tax” and “prom,” but when you combine Wall Street and …
Charles Connerly
Guest Columnists Nov. 24, 2024 5:00 am392d ago
Dora Lee Martin was elected Miss SUI in 1955, but university leaders ignored her accomplishment and the international attention it drew
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