April is National Volunteer Month, and there will be many opportunities throughout our communities to participate in service in the …
Adam Lounsbury, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 7, 2017 5:20 pm3085d ago
April is National Volunteer Month, and there will be many opportunities throughout our communities to participate in service in the …
Steve Murley, Brad Buck, Chris Dyer, John Speer and Quintin Shepherd, guest columnists Guest Columnists Apr. 7, 2017 5:20 pm3085d ago
An important discussion at the capitol has the opportunity to unilaterally support Iowa public schools without costing the state any …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2017 10:38 am3085d ago
Conventional wisdom and recent history suggest that 2018 will be a good year for Democrats. The incumbent president’s party often …
Shannon Ramsay, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 7, 2017 10:35 am3085d ago
I can’t think of a time when we have needed to find common ground more than we do right now. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2017 3:26 pm3085d ago
Since it appears Republicans in the Iowa Statehouse have run the gamut of nationally-promoted bills restricting the ability of women …
Staff Editorials Apr. 6, 2017 11:00 am3086d ago
We are glad to see U.S. Rep. Rod Blum has scheduled an appearance in Cedar Rapids next week. We’d be …
Larry D. Sharp Jun. 10, 2017 1:00 am3021d ago
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 6, 2017 7:55 am3086d ago
Among Cedar Rapids’ many post-flood public recovery projects, the McGrath Amphitheatre is among my favorites. It revitalized a decaying stretch …
Rep. Ken Rizer, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2017 10:47 am3087d ago
Much has been written recently about attendance at the League of Women Voters Forum in downtown Cedar Rapids. Some have …
Signed by Iowa 24 state Senators and Representatives,
Guest Columnists Apr. 14, 2017 3:30 pm3078d ago
Equal pay for equal work. It might sound like common sense, but unfortunately it’s far from reality. The figures on …
Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 4, 2017 11:45 am3088d ago
Yes – facts matter – or at least they should. A ‘fact” implies certainty, it answers a specific question and …
Staff Columnists Apr. 4, 2017 9:50 am3088d ago
Back when I was in high school, Des Moines was considered by many of my female classmates as a good …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2017 12:39 pm3089d ago
As much as I need to stop thinking about the Washington Post story on Social Security disability benefits reprinted in …
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