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Patricia Patnode
Patricia Patnode is a Waterloo native and works in Arlington, Va. She can be found on Twitter @IdealPatricia.
Latest Articles by Patricia Patnode
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2022 7:45 am
If the Freedom School were a full time private school, students could use state-funded scholarships to attend.
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2022 11:00 am
Iowa has seven Amazon distribution centers and the company is a growing force in our state.
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2022 9:30 am
Batman is a troubled guy, and every director and author adapts the Dark Knight’s tragic rich boy, orphan story in …
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2022 11:34 am
We have indoctrination factories with tax exempt status burdening students with debt.
Staff Columnists Feb. 27, 2022 6:00 am
Student scholarships proposed in Iowa would be good for teachers but bad for unions.
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2022 9:06 pm
Expanding parents’ control over school tax dollars will produce education paths more tailored to students’ needs
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2022 1:59 pm
Netflix’s new “Hype House” reality show follows teenagers who live in a Los Angeles mansion with underwhelming story lines about …
Staff Columnists Jan. 10, 2022 9:52 am
Being “canceled” isn’t even possible anymore given the diversity of hosting platforms and the willingness of audiences to follow their informational and entertainment beacons
Staff Columnists Jan. 3, 2022 5:00 am
Or is it a predatory market that targets financially vulnerable young women like myself?
Staff Columnists Dec. 12, 2021 5:00 am
Reaction videos and parodies are the new Sunday newspaper column review section.
Staff Columnists Nov. 28, 2021 12:00 pm
Peng Shuai has been “disappeared” by the Chinese Communist Party that holds a monopoly on government power and financial success …
Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2021 6:00 am
Eventually America will have a financial reckoning and we ought to take care before that happens.
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2021 6:55 pm
Superman was America’s first successful comic book superhero. He debuted in Action Comics No. 1 in June 1938 and still …
Guest Columnists Oct. 24, 2021 1:00 pm
Maintaining a part-time legislature discourages fame-seeking politicians from running for office
Opinion Sep. 11, 2021 2:00 pm
Making at-home gambling more accessible has costs as well as benefits.