Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a large corporation comes hat-in-hand asking for taxpayer dollars, and then turns around …
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Sami Scheetz Guest Columnists Mar. 27, 2024 8:46 am681d ago
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a large corporation comes hat-in-hand asking for taxpayer dollars, and then turns around …
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Mar. 26, 2024 5:00 am683d ago
There’s a whole county in Iowa that’s been “jailed.” The Woodbury County jail construction debacle spanning 13 years is riddled …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Mar. 25, 2024 5:00 am684d ago
‘In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than …
Coalition of Concerned Superintendents
Guest Columnists Mar. 25, 2024 2:06 pm683d ago
As a coalition of superintendents from across Iowa, we are standing together at a crucial juncture for our state’s education …
Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2024 5:00 am685d ago
The ICCSD Board of Education has refused an invitation to visit with the community of Hills. They instead invited community …
Dean Lerner
Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2024 5:00 am685d ago
Thankfully, the president of the United States made improving nursing home care an Administration priority. During last year’s State of …
John and Terri Hale Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2024 5:00 am685d ago
The nursing home industry calls the shots at the Statehouse
Joe Bolkcom Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2024 5:00 am685d ago
For the past eight years, Iowa taxpayers have been victims of a massive Ponzi scheme. One where we have paid …
Ashley Burns
Guest Columnists Mar. 23, 2024 5:00 am686d ago
Playtime Poppy. The Science Station. Leadership for Five Seasons. The Madge Phillips Center. The common denominator? The Junior League of …
George Ball
Guest Columnists Mar. 23, 2024 5:00 am686d ago
The storied neo-noir film director Samuel Fuller observed, “Life is in color, but black and white is more realistic.” This …
Kamel Aossey
Guest Columnists Mar. 22, 2024 1:08 pm686d ago
President Biden, I am writing you about your Middle East policies, after six months of analyzing, researching and reading hundreds …
Science Iowa Board
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2024 9:25 am688d ago
Guest Column | Science Iowa Board It’s risky when lawmakers play doctor, yet that’s what Iowa legislators do when they …
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