By Shams Ghoneim —- I recently returned from Egypt following several weeks there. I voted for the first time as …
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By Shams Ghoneim —- I recently returned from Egypt following several weeks there. I voted for the first time as …
By Frank King and Eric Rosenthal —– Discussion surrounding the local-option sales tax vote has been one-sided. The expenditure of …
The CREST (Cedar Rapids Extended Sales Tax) Committee gathered more than 5,000 signatures to give our community a chance to …
By Jeremy Brigham —- On Feb. 4, China and Russia of the United Nations Security Council vetoed a resolution that …
By Maura Pilcher —– “The Pensacola Parking Syndrome is a term of the trade used to describe a city that …
By Steve Jacob —- The new federal health reform law is expected to create 32 million more insured Americans, according …
By Christy Wolfe —- Whether teaching is an art or a science is up for debate. As an art, teaching …
By Ken Starck —- Anthony Shadid was as fine a human being as you’d ever want to meet. He also …
By James D. King —- One of the state legislative issues generating discussion that directly affects us all is a …
By Patty Judge —- Women comprise nearly half of the work force. Our daughters make up the majority of students …
By Kim Reynolds and Paul A. Gregoire —- With Iowa still feeling the negative impact of the Great Recession, many …
By Karl Knutson —– Since World War II, the United States has become more like the enemies we defeated. The …
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