It’s happening. Thousands of area students are getting ready to go back to school this fall to start, or take …
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Kristie Fisher Guest Columnists Aug. 11, 2024 5:00 am544d ago
It’s happening. Thousands of area students are getting ready to go back to school this fall to start, or take …
Chris Ingstad Guest Columnists Aug. 11, 2024 5:00 am544d ago
Guest Column | Chris Ingstad Iowans have long despised property taxes, and they aren’t going to develop any warm and …
Dale Todd
Guest Columnists Aug. 11, 2024 5:00 am544d ago
Last week Congressman Jim Jordan slipped into town for an Ashley Hinson fundraiser. This is the same Jim Jordan who …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Aug. 11, 2024 5:00 am544d ago
Iowa County’s brave flyboys to be honored Aug. 18
Kristin Roberts
Guest Columnists Aug. 11, 2024 5:00 am544d ago
Tara sits down across the desk from a couple who legally immigrated last year with their young son to file …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am545d ago
We’re Las Vegas magic show nerds. We’ve seen a lot of big names like Lance Burton, Penn and Teller, Criss …
Brittney Stepanek Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am545d ago
Multiple friends’ parents. The wife of my friend. A mom of my son’s classmate. They’re all battling cancer — right …
Barb Kalbach Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am545d ago
June, the Biden Administration announced its “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets” rule.
Scott Byers
Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2024 5:00 am545d ago
What is the connection between golfing in Scotland in August and a multidisciplinary arts and cultural center in Cedar Rapids …
David Duer
Guest Columnists Aug. 7, 2024 8:12 am548d ago
At the recent Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds lauded the success of Iowa’s Education Savings …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Aug. 5, 2024 5:00 am550d ago
‘Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief …
Mark Heckman
Guest Columnists Aug. 4, 2024 5:00 am551d ago
The PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, threatening to burden Iowa’s hardworking farmers and families …
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