Toll roads have suffered a bad reputation for too long. Road use fees are easy political punching bags from all …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2018 3:03 pm2857d ago
Toll roads have suffered a bad reputation for too long. Road use fees are easy political punching bags from all …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2018 5:00 am2857d ago
The great Republican exodus of 2017 has come and gone. Critics said President Donald Trump’s first year in office would …
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A month ago, we called for stepping up investments to upgrade the nation’s aging lock and dam system, in particular …
Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2018 10:42 am2858d ago
Cedar Rapids city leaders won some symbolic victories at the White House this week. Just being invited over to 1600 …
Staff Editorials Feb. 15, 2018 3:00 am2859d ago
Talking about sexual abuse is not enough. A problem so large requires policy solutions. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has staked …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2018 5:30 am2859d ago
It’s Valentine’s Day, and I hoped to write a column appropriate for a love and indulgence holiday, however contrived. But …
Steve Wohlwend Jan. 22, 2018 12:00 am2883d ago
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Alam Ostergren and Jessica Reynolds, guest columnists Guest Columnists Feb. 14, 2018 5:00 am2859d ago
Anyone who has ever watched a television crime drama can probably recite some or all of the rights that a …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 13, 2018 8:59 am2860d ago
In Marion, we’re trying to decide whether it’s OK to allow kids in bars during daylight hours. Bar owners would …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2018 5:37 pm2861d ago
America is broke. Congress passed a bill last week to unchain federal borrowing and significantly drive up the debt. By …
Alta Cook, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 12, 2018 9:33 am2861d ago
As a junior and senior high school English teacher of 36 years, now retired, I feel adamantly that college students …
Aime Wichtendahl, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2018 10:15 am2862d ago
Guys, I think we need to talk about religious freedom. Religious freedom is a great thing, because it allows you …
Aaron Stump, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 11, 2018 9:55 am2862d ago
In their recent guest column, professors Hector Avalos, Kenneth Atkinson, and Robert Cargill argue against House File 2031, proposing standards …
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