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Evans: Federal judge, John Lewis have similar messages

The death of Congressman John Lewis last Friday night accomplished what police officers with their billy clubs and white mobs with their fists and pipes never were able to achieve:

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 21 Jul 2020

Evans: Federal judge, John Lewis have similar messages

Evans: Threats won’t end people’s virus anxieties

Give an extra tug on your seatbelt. The next couple of months will be rough ones. The new school year starts in a few weeks. Not surprisingly, with the coronavirus

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 14 Jul 2020

Evans: Threats won’t end people’s virus anxieties

Evans: Many could be honored who aren’t traitors

The sun was drooping close to the tree line as the day wound down in southern Pennsylvania eight years ago. A retired U.S. Army officer, now a historian, led

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 8 Jul 2020

Evans: Many could be honored who aren’t traitors

Evans: Barta’s management under scrutiny — again

There’s so much anxiety going around Iowa City now, and Maalox could easily qualify as the official summer beverage. There’s anxiety over what the fall semester will look

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 2 Jul 2020

Evans: Barta’s management under scrutiny — again

Evans: Why are we tinkering with voting laws?

There have not been a lot of bright spots since coronavirus began sickening Iowans. So far, 685 people have died in our state from the virus, and another 26,000

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 23 Jun 2020

Evans: Why are we tinkering with voting laws?

Evans: State Fair meeting was an affront to open government

The decision last week to cancel the Iowa State Fair was a reminder of the seriousness of coronavirus and the consequences of many people’s anxiety about returning to activities

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 17 Jun 2020

Evans: State Fair meeting was an affront to open government

Evans: Public needs to see for itself how police act

There’s a quiz today. How would the tragic death of George Floyd have been perceived if the encounter occurred on a deserted side street in the middle of the

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 8 Jun 2020

Evans: Public needs to see for itself how police act

Evans: The benefit that comes from perspective

The shackles could not hold us. The Evanses cast them aside last week and traveled to Bloomfield and Cedar Rapids to visit our parents. There are few social distancing concerns

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 26 May 2020

Evans: The benefit that comes from perspective

Evans: No hugs and casseroles make this more difficult

We always can use more humor. Even during a pandemic. At least that was my justification for a “thought” I shared with the world on social media last week. A

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 20 May 2020

Evans: No hugs and casseroles make this more difficult

Evans: Coronavirus secrecy erodes the public’s confidence

The relationship between government and the governed is a delicate arrangement, even in the best of times. Government wants us to pay our taxes. It wants us to obey its

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 11 May 2020

Evans: Coronavirus secrecy erodes the public’s confidence

Evans: Essential workers deserve more than ‘thank you’

Editorial cartoonists – the outstanding ones, like the Des Moines Register’s Frank Miller and Brian Duffy – have a marvelous ability to express a point of view with only a few

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 4 May 2020

Evans: Essential workers deserve more than ‘thank you’

Evans: It's time to rethink Iowa's business incentives

The coronavirus crisis has exposed the financial vulnerabilities of countless Iowa businesses. Whether we like it or not, it will be touch-and-go to see how many come through

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 27 Apr 2020

Evans: Federal judge, John Lewis have similar messages

Evans: Threats won’t end people’s virus anxieties

Evans: Many could be honored who aren’t traitors

Evans: Barta’s management under scrutiny — again

Evans: Why are we tinkering with voting laws?

Evans: State Fair meeting was an affront to open government

Evans: Public needs to see for itself how police act

Evans: The benefit that comes from perspective

Evans: No hugs and casseroles make this more difficult

Evans: Coronavirus secrecy erodes the public’s confidence

Evans: Essential workers deserve more than ‘thank you’

Evans: It's time to rethink Iowa's business incentives

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