Iowa has been a leader in renewable energy for decades, and this summer the state took another giant leap forward …
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Joseph Jones Guest Columnists Nov. 9, 2014 12:30 pm4115d ago
Iowa has been a leader in renewable energy for decades, and this summer the state took another giant leap forward …
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Pramod Dwivedi & Sharon Bertroche In July, the Linn County Board of Supervisors and Board of Health released a comprehensive …
Daryl Granner
Guest Columnists Nov. 6, 2014 8:30 am4118d ago
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a focal point in this election cycle. Incessant television ads and talk shows predicted …
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Guest Columnists Nov. 6, 2014 6:50 am4118d ago
Jeff Pape I am addressing recent TV ads and newspaper articles, specifically a letter ‘Protect Land for Future Generations” (Sept. …
Maria Helena Camarotti
Guest Columnists Nov. 2, 2014 1:20 am4122d ago
This November will be the first time that I cast a ballot in a U.S. election since becoming a Citizen …
Justin Wasson
Guest Columnists Nov. 2, 2014 1:15 am4122d ago
It’s that time again. Tuesday is just around the corner and talk on the street is that people are more …
Emilio Tovar Guest Columnists Nov. 2, 2014 2:35 pm4122d ago
Upholding integrity is difficult in a society that declares and defends its importance but is willing to look the other …
Linda Levey Guest Columnists Nov. 2, 2014 2:34 pm4122d ago
‘Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only …
Frank Schmidt
Guest Columnists Nov. 1, 2014 1:20 am4123d ago
There has been discussion of student debt stemming from rising college tuition, and colleges and universities have been criticized for …
Ro Foege & Walt Tomenga
Guest Columnists Oct. 31, 2014 8:24 am4124d ago
It’s difficult to get Democrats and Republicans to agree on most anything these days, but getting smoke out of Iowa’s …
Kirk Norris
Guest Columnists Oct. 30, 2014 1:15 am4125d ago
The emergence of the Ebola virus in the U.S. has heightened awareness of all hospitals and health care workers about …
Kristi Keast
Guest Columnists Oct. 29, 2014 1:15 am4126d ago
I grew up on a small southwest Iowa farm and was taught the values of hard work and listening. I …
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