As a former state legislator my top priority was and still is education. Perhaps one of the most memorable and heartfelt moments occurred when…
When lobsters are placed into boiling water, due to their brain structure they cannot feel pain. However, the same cannot be said when America…
I know you support Donald Trump’s re-election and plan to vote for him Nov. 3. To me you’re good citizens, well aware of values for which we a…
On Sept. 4, President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to halt critical race training on white privilege and anti-racism, calling the…
CEDAR FALLS -- Prior to ratification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920, and its formal certification on Aug. 26, 1920, many small steps e…
There’s a lot you can tell from folks based on how they talk to their mail carrier.
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
Last September seems like a lifetime ago.
With Air Force One long gone from the Eastern Iowa Airport, Iowans are left with the aftermath of the derecho from Aug. 10. To wrap their mind…
‘It’s the economy, stupid” was the catch phrase of the 1992 presidential campaign. Does the phrase still hold true today?
The first thing you need to know is that we love the standing ovation.
President Trump spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars last weekend to move his entourage to another of his golf courses. Dozens of r…
It’s stunning how committed people are to a griffin on a logo — more committed it seems than to healing the racial divide in our community.
WATERLOO — Waterloo police officers need your help now.
Too many news reports, conversations, and personal thoughts deal with race and racial turmoil. Everything, good or bad, seems to be viewed thr…
CEDAR FALLS — Prior to ratification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920, and its formal certification on Aug. 26, 1920, many small steps ev…
WATERLOO -- I would like to respond to the guest column of Aug. 5 in The Courier by LaTanya Graves, Ras Smith, Belinda Creighton-Smith, David …
I wonder if all of America’s presidents considered how their actions will affect “posterity” or future generations. I wonder if later they eve…
As this week marks American Wind Week across the country, it’s worth reflecting on Iowa’s incredible wind energy leadership. As the energy pro…
The lines between good and bad, evil and angelic, true and false, are always blurry through a wide lense or a rearview mirror. Beliefs, moral …
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The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920, equal rights for women and the pending Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. C…
Many players disrespectfully kneel during the national anthem. Somehow, it won’t feel like Sunday fun day anymore.
A just food system requires that we value workers as well as soil and water stewardship.
We are calling on the city of Waterloo to take a stand on the side of justice and equality.
The state of Iowa has put graduates in this untenable position.
The longtime Cedar Falls City Council member died July 15.
Members of six groups -- all lifelong Republicans -- have had enough of Donald Trump.
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