Our Attorney General’s latest untoward political foray is her leading role in a lawsuit attacking the Biden Administration’s nursing home …
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Dean Lerner Guest Columnists Oct. 29, 2024 6:24 am465d ago
Our Attorney General’s latest untoward political foray is her leading role in a lawsuit attacking the Biden Administration’s nursing home …
Anna Banowsky Guest Columnists Oct. 29, 2024 6:20 am465d ago
I am running for Iowa House District 92. As the daughter of a schoolteacher and a lawyer, I’ve learned the …
Jennifer Konfrst
Guest Columnists Oct. 28, 2024 5:00 am466d ago
Iowans love our public schools and we all see them as the heart of our communities. We take pride in …
Jesse Case
Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2024 5:00 am467d ago
In the heart of America’s farmland, a few powerful corporations dominate the market for one of our most essential crops—corn. …
Peter Jauhiainen
Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2024 5:00 am467d ago
Last month, JD Vance appeared in a Pennsylvania town hall hosted by a self-styled prophet and political activist, Lance Wallnau. …
Clemens A. Erdahl
Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2024 5:00 am467d ago
This month marks five years since the passing of my husband, Clemens Erdahl. A man of many titles — husband, …
Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2024 5:00 am467d ago
CBS News Sunday Morning recently presented a nice piece on the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The …
Barb Kalbach Guest Columnists Oct. 26, 2024 5:00 am468d ago
It’s hard to imagine fall without the humming of combines and trucks moving harvested crops across the countryside. Here on our …
Patricia Patnode and James Broughel
Guest Columnists Oct. 25, 2024 6:54 am469d ago
Iowa may be known for its fields of corn and soybeans, but it should also be recognized for something less …
Rachel Dlouhy
Guest Columnists Oct. 24, 2024 5:00 am470d ago
I was a 20-year-old college student in Texas when I found out I was pregnant. I wasn’t in the healthiest …
Ed Chabal
Guest Columnists Oct. 24, 2024 5:00 am470d ago
Born in Washington County and raised on a farm, I strive to embody the values Iowans embrace — hard work, …
Cindy Golding
Guest Columnists Oct. 23, 2024 4:01 pm471d ago
Election 2024 is here, and national pundits are trying to force their agenda upon us. But House District 83 is …
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