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Opinion

The hypocrisy of Trump and Republicans

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1. Denouncing the killing of protestors in Iran but defending the killing of 3 protestors who were American citizens by ICE. Recently, a woman in Minneapolis, who is disabled with a brain injury and is autistic, accidentally got into a blockade by ICE. She was told conversely by 2 agents to ...

Let’s fix the old hospital

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Dear Mikayla Foreman and others — you are an angel sitting in God’s arms. You have faced more obstacles and made it this far — don’t give up, you’re almost there! I have mental illness, a disabled nurse at the age of 45. I loved my career, but the emotional toll it took on me almost ...

We need a new secretary of agriculture

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Just days after Mike Naig announced that he will seek another term as Iowa Sec of Agriculture, he finally realizes that thousands of Iowa farmers and hundreds of thousands of Iowans have lost their health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Where was he during the past ...

Building on Iowa’s success

Columnists

AAs the Iowa Legislature moves through this session, the decisions being made at the Capitol will have long-lasting implications for our communities, our workforce, and Iowa’s economic future. In the Dec. 10, 2025 article, the Times-Republican highlighted concerns raised by employers and ...

An all-Iowa problem, requiring All-Iowa solutions

Columnists

What makes cancer unique among the many issues, obstacles, and crises Iowans face on any given day is its impartiality. Cancer isn’t restricted by any socioeconomic or demographic factors. It doesn’t care about your education, your bank account, or your zip code. It’s not bothered by your ...

Cancer in Iowa: Turning data into action and hope

Columnists

Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors, coworkers, parents, and children. As chair of the ...