Some ideas have an instinctive, hard-to-deny logic about them. Take school choice, for instance. Who would dispute parents know the …
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Some ideas have an instinctive, hard-to-deny logic about them. Take school choice, for instance. Who would dispute parents know the …
Colin Grace, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2020 4:44 pm2149d ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund just released its state rankings for animal welfare laws, and Iowa is 49th, only ahead …
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Bipartisan efforts are taking shape at the Iowa Statehouse aimed at providing a measure of compensation to college athletes from …
John Butler, guest columnist
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Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are great Americans, and they have correctly identified most of America’s problems but have not …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 1, 2020 6:00 am2150d ago
The gloom continues on this day, cloudy, snow-covered ground, gray everywhere. Drinking my coffee this morning I stood at the …
Staff Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 2:24 pm2151d ago
So they’re leaving us, Iowans, the candidates, their staffers and, saddest of all, the traveling media. Soon jets filled with …
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Janice Weiner, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 11:33 am2151d ago
Almost no one pays attention to foreign policy except when there is a flash point, as we just experienced with …
Kayleigh McEnany, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 11:25 am2151d ago
Iowa families are thriving thanks to President Donald Trump, but that newfound prosperity would quickly be erased if the Democrats …
Staff Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 5:16 pm2151d ago
On Jan. 24, 2020, at a Bernie Sanders rally in Iowa City, America feels like it’s rushing toward something no …
Bruce Kempkes, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 9:25 am2151d ago
‘ Presidential misconduct: Any Iowan with common sense knows that the transcript of the July 25 telephone conversation reveals a …
Molly Altorfer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 6:00 am2151d ago
The past few weeks have given us ample opportunities to reflect on legacies. From the candidates for the Democratic Party …
Staff Columnists Jan. 30, 2020 6:18 pm2152d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds is the best of the worst among American governors on marijuana reform. Iowa’s Republican leader barely earned …
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