The images of Sept. 11, 2001 are etched in our minds. But we need to be more concerned with what …
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Ed Flaherty Opinion Sep. 12, 2021 6:00 am1619d ago
The images of Sept. 11, 2001 are etched in our minds. But we need to be more concerned with what …
Lowell Rutz Opinion Sep. 10, 2021 5:37 pm1621d ago
A recent letter criticized the appearance of front yards of a number of homes in Cedar Rapids. I plead guilty! …
Paul Deaton
Opinion Sep. 9, 2021 5:38 pm1622d ago
During the 2020 primary with the late Bobby Schilling, Mariannette Miller-Meeks was heartless. She took an extremist right turn away …
Charlotte Fairlie
Opinion Sep. 8, 2021 4:31 pm1623d ago
Last week, as my granddaughters returned to school with no guarantee that their classmates will be responsibly masked, I thought …
John Neff
Opinion Sep. 2, 2021 4:04 pm1629d ago
Andrew Boettger, the chair of the Iowa Board of Parole, has set a goal of reducing the prison population by …
Jane Cranston
Opinion Sep. 1, 2021 10:20 am1630d ago
President Joe Biden made the right choice. After 20 years, the war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history, …
Palmer Holden
Opinion Sep. 1, 2021 10:20 am1630d ago
How different nationalities respond to screw-ups. The British resign in disgrace. But Americans spin it to pad their resume’s. It’s …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Opinion Sep. 1, 2021 10:20 am1630d ago
When a person repeats something, she may be trying to convince herself that she believes what she’s saying. Gov. Kim …
Hal Penick
Opinion Aug. 31, 2021 8:34 am1631d ago
It must drive Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Legislature crazy that the mainstream media refuses to highlight their efforts to …
Ted Wernimont
Opinion Aug. 31, 2021 8:34 am1631d ago
I have no original thoughts, no ideas about Afghanistan. I have only profound ambivalence about how much we accomplished with …
Torri Freese
Opinion Aug. 30, 2021 10:17 am1632d ago
When I was growing up, one of the first things my family taught me was the value of a dollar …
Gary Huxford
Opinion Aug. 30, 2021 10:16 am1632d ago
Sen. Joni Ernst blames President Joe Biden for mishandling the evacuation in Afghanistan. That is false, since former President Donald …
Gary Ellis
Opinion Aug. 30, 2021 10:16 am1632d ago
Starting in November, Joe Biden’s national security team had three full months to consider President Donald Trump’s Afghanistan strategy. After …
Jeff Klinzman
Opinion Aug. 30, 2021 10:16 am1632d ago
The shocking victory by the Taliban in Afghanistan shows how horrific a war on women can be. Compared to theirs, …
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