Guest Column | Gene Takle The Cedar River at the Highway 151 bridge east of the city reached a discharge …
Guest columns are written generally by people in the community, region or state. Most guest columnists have expertise in the subjects and issues they are addressing, and the opinions expressed can be personal or representative of a group. Some columns are requested by Gazette opinion staff, but many are unsolicited. We evaluate the columns based on local relevance, quality and accuracy. Read more about our editorial process here.
Gene Takle Guest Columnists Jun. 11, 2023 6:00 am917d ago
Guest Column | Gene Takle The Cedar River at the Highway 151 bridge east of the city reached a discharge …
Jerry Schnoor Guest Columnists Jun. 11, 2023 6:00 am917d ago
To avoid the worst effects of climate change like the disastrous floods we experienced in Iowa in 2008, we must …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Jun. 11, 2023 6:00 am917d ago
On a recent day when the sun was westering toward noon a small flock of seven wild turkeys gathered and …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Jun. 7, 2023 4:06 pm920d ago
Book banning is nothing new for public schools. In the 1980s, I was teaching “Lord of the Flies.” I took …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Jun. 5, 2023 6:00 am923d ago
I had a near-death experience earlier this year. I got on the elevator where I live wearing a Louisiana State …
Wayne Pacelle and Julie Marshall
Guest Columnists Jun. 5, 2023 6:00 am923d ago
Animals built to move should be allowed to move. It’s an elemental principle behind California’s Proposition 12, which was just …
Janice Weiner Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2023 6:00 am924d ago
For Iowans who value democracy, this past session of the Iowa Legislature was a wake-up call. Much as our state …
Thom Krystofiak Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2023 6:00 am924d ago
Earlier this month, I joined 40,000 others for the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meeting in Omaha — popularly known as “The …
Gary Streit
Guest Columnists Jun. 4, 2023 6:00 am924d ago
The work of the American Cancer Society has saved lives in Iowa and across the nation
Guest Columnists Jun. 3, 2023 6:00 am925d ago
It’s tragic enough that Palestinians suffer from never-ending conflict, but now they are losing food rations too. The U.N. World …
Richardt Cherwitz
Guest Columnists Jun. 1, 2023 4:09 pm926d ago
For the last few years, a question haunts me and perhaps no doubt many of my fellow citizens and teachers: …
Rich Patterson
Guest Columnists Jun. 1, 2023 4:08 pm926d ago
Doctors recently spent a couple of days diagnosing a disease that caused our Cedar Rapids neighbor to have fever, lethargy, …
The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years. Support our award-winning, independent journalism with a subscription today.
© 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved.
Subscriber Services
Our Journalists
Sports Desk
Our Columnists
Our Writers
Our Writers
Our Photojournalists
Data
More Gazette
Other Links
