Snow has finally disappeared from the north-facing hillsides in my hollow. The winter has been rough on the trees down …
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Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Feb. 18, 2024 5:00 am664d ago
Snow has finally disappeared from the north-facing hillsides in my hollow. The winter has been rough on the trees down …
Cindy Garlock Guest Columnists Feb. 17, 2024 5:00 am665d ago
This past week was a busy time at the state Capitol, as it was “funnel week.” Amid the flurry of …
John Hendrickson
Guest Columnists Feb. 16, 2024 3:41 pm666d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds in her Condition of the State address responded to two policy areas in which the federal government …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Feb. 14, 2024 9:03 am668d ago
Small Iowa towns have a few things in common. They have a gas station, a bar, a sprinkling of different …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Feb. 12, 2024 5:00 am670d ago
“And on June 14, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So, God …
Kathleen Van Steenhuyse
Guest Columnists Feb. 12, 2024 9:02 am670d ago
House Study Bill 587 includes requiring the daily singing of the “Star Spangled Banner,” and teaching about it along with …
Madeline Rocha Smith Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2024 5:00 am671d ago
LGBTQ+ Iowans draw strength from marriage fight to oppose a wave of discriminatory bills in Iowa
Aime J. Wichtendahl Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2024 5:00 am671d ago
For one brief moment, it seemed as if the Legislature knew it had gone too far — that repealing gender …
Brian Lovins
Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2024 5:00 am671d ago
The most bizarre probation requirement I have seen a judge order a person to do was to wear a sign …
John Hendrickson and Matt Everson
Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2024 5:00 am671d ago
In 2022, the CATO Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors ranked Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds the most fiscally …
William Lambers
Guest Columnists Feb. 10, 2024 5:00 am672d ago
One of my Super Bowl memories growing up in Massachusetts was when the New England Patriots played the mighty Chicago …
Patricia Patnode
Guest Columnists Feb. 9, 2024 11:30 am673d ago
Yet another bill on public school education is up for consideration by the Iowa Legislature. Lawmakers are attempting to set …
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