In 2022, the CATO Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors ranked Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds the most fiscally …
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John Hendrickson and Matt Everson Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2024 5:00 am672d 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 am673d 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 …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Feb. 7, 2024 11:11 am675d ago
A few days after we dug out from the last snowstorm, we headed South. We bought a small place in …
Lyle Muller
Guest Columnists Feb. 6, 2024 11:23 am676d ago
More than simple answers needed at border
Dr. Michael Brooks
Guest Columnists Feb. 6, 2024 11:22 am676d ago
Iowans can look forward to more individualized health care thanks to a bill under consideration by the legislature. SSB 3001, …
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Feb. 6, 2024 9:37 am676d ago
I met a pediatrician recently and asked, in my anticipation of great-grandchildren, when does a baby first speak? She said …
Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Feb. 4, 2024 5:00 am679d ago
I neither know nor care about big pickup trucks. However, a couple of days ago I paid rapt attention to …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Feb. 4, 2024 5:00 am679d ago
The Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg streaming series “Masters of the Air” debuted on Apple + the last week of …
J.D. Scholten
Guest Columnists Feb. 3, 2024 5:00 am680d ago
If you walk into Prince’s Tavern in Sioux City, my neighborhood bar, on a Wednesday night there’s a good chance …
Dean Lerner
Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2024 2:46 pm680d ago
In response to countless articles detailing unimaginable treatment, harms, and avoidable deaths in Iowa’s nursing homes, the director of the …
Linda L. Meloy
Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2024 7:10 am683d ago
I have been a school psychologist in Iowa for over 40 years, serving in three Eastern Iowa AEAs, as well …
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