By Mike Carberry — Johnson County desperately needs to upgrade the quality of our justice infrastructure. We need a justice center …
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By Mike Carberry — Johnson County desperately needs to upgrade the quality of our justice infrastructure. We need a justice center …
By Jimmy A. Reyes —- During Nurses Week, we celebrate the diversity, professionalism, uniqueness and caring approach that each nurse …
By Dave Parsons —- Is the proposed Johnson County Justice Center a monument to excess or exactly what we need? …
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By Dean Lerner —- The April 9 New York Times Editorial, “Eating with our eyes closed,” is a real eye-opener. …
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By Wally Taylor —- Those of us in Bruce Braley’s congressional district are scratching our heads. Over the course of …
By Barbara Beaumont —- The League of Women Voters of Johnson County strongly endorses passage of the proposed May 7 …
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By Zach Wahls —- Saturday was the fourth anniversary of our state’s recognition of same-sex marriage. Four years ago, as …
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