By Tim Trenkle —– Before the Janesville, Wis., General Motors plant closed in the Great Recession year of 2008, it …
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By Tim Trenkle —– Before the Janesville, Wis., General Motors plant closed in the Great Recession year of 2008, it …
By David V. Wendell —- Skyrocketing debts, unfair foreign trade advantages, jobs transferred overseas, unemployment at record highs, unstoppable foreclosures. …
By Chuck Hassebrook —- When President Obama and Gov. Romney visit Iowa, they should tell us what they will do …
By Dean Lerner —- Gov. Terry Branstad’s Executive Order Number Eighty requiring additional “stakeholder” involvement in rule-making is long overdue …
By Sally Mason — Football season has returned to Iowa City and college campuses around the nation, bringing with it …
By Sheila Hansen and Mike Crawford —- The annual the national Kids Count report provides information about the well-being of …
By Brad Wilson —- The Aug. 26 article, “Farm Bill inaction could turn clock back to 1949,” offers spin and …
By Kathleen Richardson —– In the 1980s, musician Patti Smith wrote a rock ‘n’ roll anthem dedicated to the proposition …
By Kyle Skogman —- The Mercy Medical Center board of trustees has long viewed our hospital as a critical community …
By Frederick “Rick” Miller —- Federal government spending is unsustainable. By 2025, entitlement programs plus interest on the national debt …
By Nancy Franz —- In Iowa, we pride ourselves on the rich productivity of our farms, families and communities. Our …
By Mike Morsch —- It took only 2,343 miles in the car, but I have successfully delivered Younger Daughter to …
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