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Army Veteran: Buttigieg Should Be Our Next Commander In Chief
Guest op-ed from Steve Warnstadt, a former state senator and brigadier general Recent events in the Middle East have one thing crystal clear: our country desperately needs a steady hand as the commander in chief. That’s the main reason I decided to support Pete Buttigieg. In addition to the foreign policy he has articulated, Buttigieg’s…
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Candidates Should Advance U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy
Guest op-ed by Prakash Kopparapu, chair of the Asian and Latino Coalition From Russia to North Korea and the threat of ebola to ISIS, international engagement and foreign policy are among the most pressing issues for our country. Yet we haven’t heard a ton from the presidential candidates about their foreign policy plans. According to…
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Paved With Good Intentions, DNC’s Debate Plan Isn’t Working
Guest op-ed by Polk County Democrats Chair Sean Bagniewski The Democratic National Committee’s road to the debate stage was paved with good intentions. Throughout 2018, a record number of up-and-coming Democratic presidential candidates crisscrossed the country and early voting states to boost down-ballot candidates from would-be legislators to first-time congressional nominees. In November 2018, that…
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She Delivers: Four Mayors For Amy Klobuchar
Guest op-ed from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd and Mankato Mayor Najwa Massad. This week, Senator Amy Klobuchar will take part in the Local America Presidential Forum hosted by the United States Conference of Mayors in Waterloo (you can still get free tickets here). As four mayors from…
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“Champions For The Poor”: Iowa’s Lee Dems Leaders Back Castro
Guest op-ed from Mary Jo Riesberg and Vernon Windsor, chair/vice chair of the Lee County Democrats Mary Jo Riesberg My faith is the driving force in my life. It is my guide on how I should treat others, especially the vulnerable, poor, and marginalized. I don’t discuss my faith with everyone and tend to be…
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Lessons On Trump’s Lies From Eastern Europe Revolutions
Guest op-ed from Jim Chrisinger, an Iowan assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Prague from 1987-1990 We celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe in part because they followed decades of unwavering American support for democracy and freedom. Every day, Voice of America broadcasts countered Communist propaganda with truth. When President…
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Extend The START Nuclear Treaty: How Iowans Can Make A Safer World
Guest op-ed from Deborah Rosenblum, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Threat Initiative. She will be holding an event Thursday, 11/20 at Levitt Hall at Drake University, noon to 1:00 PM. For nearly a half-century, the world’s nuclear superpowers have been bound by a set of agreements reducing and limiting the size of their nuclear arsenals. These…
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It’s Time To Talk About Rural America On The National Debate Stage
Guest op-ed from Patty Judge, chair of Focus on Rural America Iowans take our role in the presidential process very seriously. Much like combining corn at midnight to get the crop in before rainfall, we make time when it’s important. When hit from spring to fall with heavy floods then early snow, feeding and fueling…
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Julián Castro Stands Up To Injustice, Discrimination
Guest op-ed from Bonnie Louise Brown, a member of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee Right now in this country and in our home state of Iowa, we have a crisis. Hate crimes are on the rise. We have concentration camps on our southern border and Americans are strapped down by their student loan…
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Schwartz: Iowa Must Ban Conversion Therapy
Guest op-ed from Chris Schwartz, a member of the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors Conversion therapy is a dangerous form of psychological abuse with the intent of “changing” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychological Association, and countless other medical entities have not only recognized that…
