This is a little preachy so stop now if you don’t look to me for divine guidance. I’m not much …
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.
Norman Sherman Guest Columnists Apr. 10, 2023 6:00 am980d ago
This is a little preachy so stop now if you don’t look to me for divine guidance. I’m not much …
Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am981d ago
As a teacher I joked, “I hope I die during teacher in-service, because the transition won’t be abrupt.” Those meetings …
William Lambers
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am981d ago
For Easter in 1915 the United States sent a ship of food for starving children in Belgium. This was during …
Maka Pilcher Hayek
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am981d ago
Iowa’s anti-trans bathroom law traumatizes trans children. In a nutshell, the law tells people in our community they do not …
Iowa infectious disease researchers
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am981d ago
Infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs) causes a range of health problems, including certain types of dangerous cancers, such as cervical …
Greg Ganske
Guest Columnists Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am981d ago
We’ve never met, I am just one of your fans. I was at your last wrestling match in Iowa City …
Patricia Patnode Guest Columnists Apr. 8, 2023 6:00 am982d ago
The proposed carbon-capture pipelines may finally have awakened the state to the straw-house industry that is ethanol. Rep. Ashley Hinson …
Jennifer Sherer Guest Columnists Apr. 7, 2023 2:39 pm983d ago
For music fans and literature lovers flocking to Iowa City’s Englert Theatre during this year’s Mission Creek Festival, there’s a …
Nicholas Johnson
Guest Columnists Apr. 5, 2023 1:01 pm985d ago
“Social media,” such as Facebook and Instagram, are increasingly perceived as “anti-social media.” The negative impacts include collection and sale …
Bob Watson
Guest Columnists Apr. 4, 2023 12:22 pm986d ago
No money for Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion programs at state universities, but millions of dollars for private Catholic schools. I …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Apr. 3, 2023 6:00 am987d ago
I speak only English. I always thought that “oblesse oblige” was a French porn star with a fancy name, sort …
Jerry Elsea
Guest Columnists Apr. 2, 2023 6:00 am988d ago
April 10, 1963 — During a routine test dive 220 miles off Cape Cod, the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Thresher …
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