What do this farmer and banker have in common, besides a love for our rural Iowa community and county? Locally …
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Andy Johnson and Larry Grimstad Guest Columnists Jan. 5, 2021 12:00 pm1860d ago
What do this farmer and banker have in common, besides a love for our rural Iowa community and county? Locally …
David Osterberg Guest Columnists Jan. 5, 2021 8:23 am1861d ago
For years nearly 10 percent of electricity produced in Iowa came from the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), the nuclear …
Wayne Ford
Guest Columnists Jan. 5, 2021 7:00 am1861d ago
Football brought me from the streets of Washington, D.C. to Minnesota and Iowa in the late 1960s. I often say …
Sean Curtin
Guest Columnists Jan. 4, 2021 6:00 am1862d ago
With 350,000 Americans dead, we may be weeks away from losing 420,000, or more than all American deaths in World …
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack
Guest Columnists Jan. 2, 2021 6:00 am1864d ago
As a child growing up in Sioux City, I never would have believed anyone if they told me I would …
Michael J. Jacobsen
Guest Columnists Jan. 2, 2021 6:00 am1864d ago
There is a virus in our economic system that – not unlike our current problem with COVID-19 – has largely …
John Sheda Guest Columnists Jan. 1, 2021 6:00 am1865d ago
Let’s look forward to a bright and prosperous 2021. A new year awaits us, so let’s decide right here and …
Lindsay Leahy Guest Columnists Dec. 31, 2020 6:00 am1866d ago
As this year draws to a close I want to say thank you. Thank you to each person who: Stayed …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Dec. 31, 2020 11:07 am1866d ago
The other night I saw a hopeful sign. The sun had set, the horizon was a bright pink/orange, and there …
Matt Rocca
Guest Columnists May. 22, 2023 3:10 pm993d ago
Five years ago, I submitted a guest column to The Gazette about compassion offered to those who use marijuana. This …
Laura Bergus
Guest Columnists Dec. 30, 2020 1:37 pm1866d ago
Campaigning for an at-large seat on the Iowa City Council in 2019, I had hundreds of conversations. I got a …
Janice Weiner
Guest Columnists Dec. 30, 2020 1:37 pm1866d ago
I approach the task of focusing on what I hope we as a council can accomplish in 2021 with great …
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