Americans love a quick fix, an easy answer, and immediate satisfaction. We crave comfort. TV drug ads may not mention …
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Bruce Lear Guest Columnists Sep. 20, 2025 5:00 am138d ago
Americans love a quick fix, an easy answer, and immediate satisfaction. We crave comfort. TV drug ads may not mention …
Jenny Bosking Guest Columnists Sep. 20, 2025 5:00 am138d ago
At The Arc of East Central Iowa, our mission is to empower individuals with disabilities, and their families, to engage …
Emily Hamilton
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As the air turns crisp and porches begin to glow with pumpkins, mums, and golden cornstalks, fall brings with it …
John and Terri Hale
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No tax on Social Security benefits! President Trump has said it. Congressman Nunn has said it. Problem is: It’s just …
Tanner Richards
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Like many of us out there, I share the grief, anger, and shock that the entire nation must feel about …
Roxanne Erdahl
Guest Columnists Sep. 16, 2025 9:10 am142d ago
There is a decision being made soon that will shatter families, take away care from our most vulnerable, and force …
Jerry Elsea Guest Columnists Sep. 15, 2025 5:00 am143d ago
In the time travel movie “Back to the Future,” 1985 teenager Marty McFly zooms back to 1955 and tells eccentric …
Rep. Adam Zabner Guest Columnists Sep. 14, 2025 5:00 pm144d ago
In April of 2024, The Gazette published an op-ed I wrote detailing my fight with the Reynolds administration to secure …
Tawana Grover
Guest Columnists Sep. 14, 2025 5:00 am144d ago
At our most recent Community Cabinet, a member shared a story from a teacher who was deeply grateful for additional …
Kellie Lala
Guest Columnists Sep. 14, 2025 5:00 am144d ago
Kellie Lala has been supporting schools in Tanzania for 20 years
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Sep. 14, 2025 5:00 am144d ago
My mother was 24 years old when she gave birth to me. My father was 33. I know this because …
Bruce Lear
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Schools are in full swing. Classes are packed with students, but some are missing a full-time teacher. If there’s a …
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