Koko has died. In her sleep. You remember Koko. She was a sign language-savvy western lowland gorilla born in the …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 25, 2018 6:30 am2732d ago
Koko has died. In her sleep. You remember Koko. She was a sign language-savvy western lowland gorilla born in the …
Susan Mims, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 24, 2018 4:00 pm2732d ago
The Core 4 of the Iowa City Council (Mayor Jim Throgmorton and council members Rockne Cole, Pauline Taylor, and John …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 24, 2018 2:00 pm2732d ago
I witnessed Nikita Khrushchev waving goodbye from the door of his plane before leaving Des Moines in September of 1959. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 24, 2018 10:55 am2732d ago
Young adults who organized the ‘March For Our Lives: Road To Change” tour asked the more than 1,000 people gathered …
Bill Menner, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 24, 2018 8:00 am2732d ago
In the 19 months since Election Day 2016, there has been a lot of talk of the future of rural …
Staff Columnists Jun. 24, 2018 5:00 am2733d ago
You may have the power to help fight the opioid epidemic in Iowa. Naloxone is a powerful treatment able to …
Dale Netherton May. 18, 2018 7:37 am2770d ago
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James Dreier, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jun. 23, 2018 3:30 pm2733d ago
Fifty years ago 1968 happened. It was a tragic and tumultuous year in American history. As a teenager (I would …
Staff Columnists Jun. 23, 2018 8:18 am2733d ago
Local entities will come under a new immigration law on July 1. What remains unclear is how shifting federal law …
Staff Editorials Jun. 23, 2018 6:00 am2734d ago
Recent political state conventions revived a causality dilemma nearly as old as the chicken and the egg: Which came first, …
Staff Editorials Jun. 22, 2018 8:16 am2734d ago
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is refusing to disclose financial details regarding a contract with a private firm …
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The immigration debate has confronted Iowa and the nation with some fundamental questions about the rule of law and separation …
Bob Vander Plaats, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jun. 21, 2018 10:30 am2735d ago
Many Americans are in tears reading stories of children being ripped from their parents’ arms at the United States-Mexican border. …
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