What’s a news consumer to do when confronted with two factual news reports that appear contradictory? If the conversations I’ve …
Staff Columnists Jul. 6, 2018 2:05 pm2720d ago
What’s a news consumer to do when confronted with two factual news reports that appear contradictory? If the conversations I’ve …
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By any reasonable measure, Abraham Watkins is unfit for public service. Watkins was elected as the Van Buren County Attorney …
Staff Columnists Jul. 5, 2018 5:52 pm2721d ago
Ten years in, public health advocates are calling Iowa’s smoking ban a success. Iowa’s Smokefree Air Act was signed by …
Kristie Fortmann-Doser, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 5, 2018 7:00 am2722d ago
I remember 8 years ago when Becci Reedus, executive director of the Crisis Center of Johnson County, told me about …
Sridhar Vedachalam, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 5, 2018 6:00 am2722d ago
When you open your faucet to pour yourself a glass of water, you expect that the water is going to …
Timothy Walch, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 3, 2018 6:30 am2724d ago
On this Fourth of July, at the National Archives in Washington, thousands of citizens will strain to read the Declaration …
Jonathan Carlson May. 27, 2018 10:28 am2760d ago
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Our nation observes its 242nd birthday this week. Even at that age, some things never change. Independence Day marks the …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2018 7:30 am2725d ago
Republicans were wrong to hold a U.S. Supreme Court nominee until after the 2016 elections. Democrats are wrong to demand …
Jagdish Khubchandani, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 2, 2018 6:30 am2725d ago
While the highly publicized deaths of celebrities have shocked America in recent weeks, rural areas are suffering the most. Each …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 1, 2018 1:30 pm2725d ago
Upon arrival in Moscow we were bused to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. Soviet Friendship Society groups …
Gary Streit, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 1, 2018 12:55 pm2725d ago
Hard to imagine, but only a decade ago we had smoking sections and ashtrays on tables in restaurants. Children could …
Caleb Gates, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 1, 2018 12:20 pm2725d ago
We, the people of the United States, immigrants and descendants of immigrants, denounce the separation and detention of immigrant families …
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