By Jeff Besant —- Sept. 11, 2001, changed the world, our country and the City of New York forever. The …
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By Jeff Besant —- Sept. 11, 2001, changed the world, our country and the City of New York forever. The …
By Judy D. Wood —- ‘Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” This phrase has …
By Kelly Hauer —- For more than 15 years in my role with the Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa Chapter, …
By Robert D. Ray —- When I was growing up, my parents told me that this was the land of …
By Robert (Ted) Gutsche Jr. —- I do not use the Iowa City bus system, but for the past two …
By Kris Gulick —- Commercial property tax reform has been elevated to a top focus for Gov. Terry Branstad and …
The governor and Iowa Legislature continue to address the inequity between commercial and residential property taxes and we applaud their …
By Chris Gacek —- The latest, prominent example of political bias on our nation’s university campuses comes to us from …
By Bob Watson and Larry Stone —- Following the 2008 floods, the Army Corps of Engineers estimate of levee and …
By Nick Smith —- If Iowans truly want to reform education, reform the system, not the educators. Teachers know they …
I often joke to people that if I ever write my autobiography, I will call it “A Jew in Hog …
By Jim Chrisinger —- There’s an overlooked opportunity to seize in the way we “do government.” The warring “less government” …
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