Tara sits down across the desk from a couple who legally immigrated last year with their young son to file …
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Kristin Roberts Guest Columnists Aug. 11, 2024 5:00 am452d ago
Tara sits down across the desk from a couple who legally immigrated last year with their young son to file …
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am453d ago
We’re Las Vegas magic show nerds. We’ve seen a lot of big names like Lance Burton, Penn and Teller, Criss …
Brittney Stepanek
Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am453d ago
Multiple friends’ parents. The wife of my friend. A mom of my son’s classmate. They’re all battling cancer — right …
Barb Kalbach
Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am453d ago
June, the Biden Administration announced its “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets” rule.
Scott Byers
Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am453d ago
What is the connection between golfing in Scotland in August and a multidisciplinary arts and cultural center in Cedar Rapids …
David Duer
Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2024 8:12 am456d ago
At the recent Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds lauded the success of Iowa’s Education Savings …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Aug. 5, 2024 5:00 am458d ago
‘Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief …
Mark Heckman Guest Columnists Aug. 4, 2024 5:00 am459d ago
The PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, threatening to burden Iowa’s hardworking farmers and families …
Ed Tibbetts
Guest Columnists Aug. 4, 2024 5:00 am459d ago
Joni Ernst calls herself the U.S. Senate’s “ fiercest advocate” for government accountability. Too bad she doesn’t appear to care …
Guest Columnists Aug. 4, 2024 5:00 am459d ago
As a young man I stood on Pont Neuf in Paris at dusk on a cold December day, smoking very …
Lyle Muller
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The woman was in tears as she told me about being confronted by a total stranger at the bin where …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Aug. 3, 2024 5:00 am460d ago
Mom asked, “You didn’t make anyone mad today, did you?” I didn’t have the heart to answer truthfully. She kept …
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