By Robert and Faith Newton —- Approximately three years ago, our company, Troy Elevator Inc., needed long-term financing due to …
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By Robert and Faith Newton —- Approximately three years ago, our company, Troy Elevator Inc., needed long-term financing due to …
By Quentin Wagenfield —- More than one-third of employed workers belonged to unions in 1945 but by 2010, the percentage …
By Trace Pickering —– We hear many calls for education “reform” when we should be hearing calls for “transform.” Demanding …
By Rex Eno —- In recent weeks, there has been much discussion concerning the University of Northern Iowa. Much of …
By William Smith —- Iowa’s Natural Resources Commission is pushing a statewide single-duck hunting zone and season that will hurt …
By Kay E. Graber —- I spent several hours listening to the Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Healthcare Act. …
By Judy Stoffel —- More than 14,000 families in United Way of East Central Iowa’s six-county service area – Benton, …
By Neila Seaman —- Contrary to MidAmerican Energy’s full-page “Straight Talk” ad in The Des Moines Register, customers’ bills will …
By Shams Ghoneim —- President Lincoln, Queen Victoria, Pope Pius IX, Sir Richard Burton, and French prisoners all sang Emir …
By Kathy Horan —- There is no greater privilege than caring for a loved one in need. Some would say …
By Tom Slockett —- I feel obliged to respond to your article of March 30 (“Fellow Democrats ask Johnson County …
By Rachel Rockwell —- At the March 13 Celebration of Ag event, I enjoyed the funny and engaging commentary of …
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