Another legislative session promises to ignore chronic problems. We have too many counties, school districts, and stinky Concentrated Animal Feeding …
James Sutton, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 31, 2019 8:50 am2080d ago
Another legislative session promises to ignore chronic problems. We have too many counties, school districts, and stinky Concentrated Animal Feeding …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2019 11:33 am2081d ago
For a moment in 2019, Gordon Sondland seemed to be a hero. During the impeachment hearings, the ambassador to the …
Staff Editorials Dec. 30, 2019 6:00 am2081d ago
On April 3, 2009, the Iowa State Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Varum v. Brien that limiting marriage to one …
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 29, 2019 6:00 am2082d ago
As this year nears its end, the Grassley family is grateful for another fall harvest. Like other family farms across …
Jonas Magram, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2019 6:00 am2083d ago
Many readers will remember 70s rocker Meatloaf’s legendary song, ‘Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” Though a lament about unrequited …
Staff Columnists Dec. 27, 2019 1:55 pm2084d ago
Most states are making good progress toward reasonable drug laws. Iowa is not. It has been a frustrating year for …
State Rep. Bruce Bearinger Jun. 23, 2019 7:00 am2271d ago
Gary A. Hughes Jun. 23, 2019 7:00 am2271d ago
Marcia Parmenter Jun. 23, 2019 7:00 am2271d ago
Marco Battaglia Jun. 22, 2019 7:00 am2272d ago
Beverly A. Hannon Jun. 22, 2019 7:00 am2272d ago
Bret Nilles Jun. 21, 2019 7:00 am2273d ago
Bryan Davis Jun. 20, 2019 11:50 am2274d ago
Matt Brandt Jun. 20, 2019 11:50 am2274d ago
Angela Harbour Jun. 19, 2019 7:00 am2275d ago
Elwood Garlock Jun. 19, 2019 7:00 am2275d ago
Larry Baker, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 27, 2019 12:36 pm2084d ago
An intriguing issue was raised in the Dec. 19 Democratic debate: Campaign donations from billionaires. Or, should I say – …
Nancy A. Aossey, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 26, 2019 5:04 pm2085d ago
Lately I’ve been hearing words like ‘overwhelming,” ‘scary” and ‘stressful.” We’re all trying to make sense of the world – …
John Hendrickson and Stephen M. King, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Dec. 26, 2019 6:00 am2085d ago
Senator and Democrat presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren declared recently that her goal if elected is ‘to be the last American …
Staff Editorials Dec. 26, 2019 6:00 am2085d ago
Iowa’s second-largest city is launching its first-ever sustainability plan, aimed at reducing climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, improving water quality, expanding …
Staff Editorials Dec. 24, 2019 2:25 pm2087d ago
The Christmas story is a story about refugees. Shortly after Jesus’s birth, as told in the book of Matthew, an …
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Staff Editorials Dec. 24, 2019 2:23 pm2087d ago
In 2017, when state lawmakers cut funding to Planned Parenthood clinics, Iowans were told that the money would be used …
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