The changes in youth sports since the 1970s are as dramatic as Iowa’s weather this summer. Those changes also raise …
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Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Jul. 25, 2024 9:12 am561d ago
The changes in youth sports since the 1970s are as dramatic as Iowa’s weather this summer. Those changes also raise …
Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2024 5:00 am564d ago
“Whoa! He’s more than four feet long! I’ve never seen one that big!” Those were the words of my mild-mannered …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2024 5:00 am564d ago
Barack Obama for first lady! That has a nice ring to it. He’s ready. He knows where the trash goes, …
Thomas Laehn
Guest Columnists Jul. 20, 2024 6:00 am566d ago
Our nation’s two major parties are failing us. It is evident that the likely Republican and Democratic nominees for the …
Taylor Collins
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2024 6:00 am567d ago
Ingrained in the American spirit is to fight. Fighting for our country, fighting for our values, fighting to leave our …
Ed Flaherty
Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2024 6:00 am568d ago
The war in Gaza is well into its tenth month. It’s no longer new news, summer has brought a sharp …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Jul. 15, 2024 5:00 am571d ago
From time to time, I get a critical letter about what I write here. I’ve heard from people who find …
William Lambers Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2024 5:00 am572d ago
It’s urgent Congress write a new Farm Bill that fights hunger at home and overseas. Democrats and Republicans must work …
Dr. Padget Skogman
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2024 5:00 am572d ago
In May, our Surgeon General recommended that we mandate a warning label on social media platforms warning of the detrimental …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2024 5:00 am572d ago
July 19 marks the 35th anniversary of the worst aviation incident in Iowa history. United Airlines Flight 232 had reached …
Alina Borger Germann
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2024 5:00 am572d ago
In her recent opinion essay in the New York Times (June 17), Dr. Danielle Ofri points out a “lucrative corner …
Tom Babbage
Guest Columnists Jul. 13, 2024 5:00 am573d ago
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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