Black and white photos evoke memories of those who loved us
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Kurt Ullrich Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2023 7:36 am776d ago
Black and white photos evoke memories of those who loved us
Tim Trenkle Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2023 5:00 am776d ago
Christmas grabs you by the heart and tugs like a kite at the end of the line. Air tastes fresh …
Imam Hassan Selim
Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2023 5:00 am776d ago
“Peace was on me the day I was born and will be on me the day I die and the …
John Plonski
Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2023 5:00 am776d ago
The time is now, and the place is Iowa, for presidential candidates to speak out for our magnificent, but troubled, …
Clark McLeod
Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2023 5:00 am776d ago
Our beloved pine and spruce trees, proudly gracing a windswept hill, met their match in the relentless fury of the …
Marlene (Florang) Chramosta
Guest Columnists Dec. 23, 2023 5:00 am777d ago
Changes are needed in how law enforcement agencies in Iowa are able handle cold case homicides, those unsolved criminal investigations …
Marlys Popma Guest Columnists Dec. 22, 2023 10:10 am777d ago
A few weeks ago, I walked into an Iowa town hall in Jasper County as an undecided voter. I walked …
Jessica Wiskus Guest Columnists Dec. 21, 2023 5:15 am779d ago
In Eastern Iowa, this is now the third Christmas season in which landowners face pressure from CO2 pipeline companies. On …
Steven Patton
Guest Columnists Dec. 21, 2023 5:00 am779d ago
Last year, at the end of my column “Be like the Grinch,” I described how the Grinch learned Christmas is …
Larry Hodgden
Guest Columnists Dec. 20, 2023 4:45 am780d ago
“What the world needs now Is love, sweet love, It’s the only thing that there is too little of,” is …
Nicholas Johnson
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2023 2:47 pm780d ago
Pull coins from your pocket. Look at the back. Our Congress of the Confederation founders put that Great Seal on …
Marcel Gemme
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2023 1:05 pm780d ago
The time leading up to Christmas and between New Year’s Day can seem like an endless amount of alcohol consumption. …
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