It’s time to deliver for working Iowa families. That means all legislators working to find common ground and move past …
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Rep. Brian Meyer and Sen. Janice Weiner Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2025 5:00 am39d ago
It’s time to deliver for working Iowa families. That means all legislators working to find common ground and move past …
Gov. Kim Reynolds Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2025 5:00 am39d ago
When the legislature returns to Des Moines in 2026, one issue will cut across every community and every income level: …
Dustin Arnold and Pramod Dwivedi
Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2025 5:00 am39d ago
In Linn County, the health of our community is something we safeguard deliberately with evidence-based research. However, following the pandemic, …
Denise Bubeck
Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2025 5:00 am39d ago
Iowans have always believed in solving problems locally, through our churches, our nonprofits, our civic organizations, and our neighbors. That’s …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Dec. 27, 2025 5:00 am40d ago
The dictionary definition of intellectual freedom is: “The fundamental right to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas from all …
Bob Watson
Guest Columnists Dec. 27, 2025 5:00 am40d ago
The U.S. continued the military draft after World War II. That worked well and we had enough people in the …
Dave Markward Guest Columnists Dec. 26, 2025 5:00 am41d ago
While doing recent research, I came across an October 8, 2025, article from the Heritage Foundation, the initiator and publisher …
William Lambers Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2025 7:00 am43d ago
Before Christmas in 1948 three U.S. Air Force pilots in Germany got a brilliant idea to help Santa Claus. Lt. …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Dec. 21, 2025 5:00 am46d ago
A couple of weeks ago, I flew to London to spend a little time there before Christmas. Foreign travel is …
Dan Cohen
Guest Columnists Dec. 21, 2025 5:00 am46d ago
Iowans have been awakened to the threats facing our most treasured wilderness destination, and we are speaking out. The Boundary …
Ed Tibbetts
Guest Columnists Dec. 23, 2025 9:45 am44d ago
Republicans seek to avoid blame for looming rise in health care costs
David Keating
Guest Columnists Dec. 20, 2025 5:00 am47d ago
Todd Dorman’s recent column hastily dismisses donor privacy concerns, implying that the constitutional arguments against nonprofit donor disclosure are merely …
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