Right across Iowa’s border, snuggled next to Dubuque, is Galena, Illinois, where Ulysses S. Grant was residing when he was …
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Tom Babbage Guest Columnists Jul. 13, 2024 5:00 am518d ago
Right across Iowa’s border, snuggled next to Dubuque, is Galena, Illinois, where Ulysses S. Grant was residing when he was …
Peter Jauhiainen Guest Columnists Jul. 12, 2024 6:02 pm519d ago
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, casting aside nearly 50 years of “settled” …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Jul. 11, 2024 5:00 am520d ago
We can’force religion just because that’s what the majority believes or that’s what politicians think is popular
Sarah Green
Guest Columnists Jul. 11, 2024 5:00 am520d ago
Iowa’s climate is getting hotter, and we are causing it with the cars we drive, the electricity we produce, and the land we farm.
Lyle Muller
Guest Columnists Jul. 9, 2024 10:37 am522d ago
You don’t know who Sandy Miller was but you should. Forty years ago, she started bringing food to First United …
Tim Wagner
Guest Columnists Jul. 9, 2024 10:34 am522d ago
Growing up in a staunchly Republican household in Iowa, my parents prioritized teaching my siblings and me fundamental values over …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Jul. 8, 2024 5:00 am523d ago
Our two major parties are not the same
Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Jul. 7, 2024 5:00 am524d ago
Days are getting shorter and all of my ash trees are officially dead. I planted more than thirty of them …
Mike Barnhart
Guest Columnists Jul. 7, 2024 5:00 am524d ago
Horizon is laying the groundwork for a senior center, but needs community help
Mindy Brissey
Guest Columnists Jul. 7, 2024 5:00 am524d ago
America is in the midst of a historic small business boom. Since January 2021, more than 18 million Americans have …
Thom Krystofiak
Guest Columnists Jul. 6, 2024 5:00 am525d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley stopped in Fairfield on July 24, on his 99-county tour, generously giving almost all his time to …
Rick Moyle
Guest Columnists Jul. 5, 2024 5:00 am526d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Restaurant Association are doubling down on the dupe that they just care about your …
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