Iowa is blessed with fertile soil and generations of innovators who produce food for the world. Like other Midwestern states, …
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.
Mike Naig and Dave Ross, guest columnists Guest Columnists Jul. 21, 2019 7:00 am2300d ago
Iowa is blessed with fertile soil and generations of innovators who produce food for the world. Like other Midwestern states, …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 21, 2019 7:00 am2300d ago
That evening started with the excitement of going to a movie on a weeknight. Normally forbidden for her sixth-grade son, …
Peter Deegan, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 20, 2019 7:00 am2301d ago
When it comes to the opioid epidemic, there is so rarely good news. Iowans, like others around the country, have …
Ed Fallon, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2019 9:58 am2301d ago
This past weekend, Bold Iowa held an action intended to dramatize the severity of the climate crisis. Our inspiration came …
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2019 9:56 am2301d ago
In the next general election, millennials are expected to represent 27 percent of eligible voters, the second-largest group behind baby …
By Mary Andringa
Employment Aug. 18, 2021 10:15 am1540d ago
Editor’s note: Iowans’ Ideas is a guest column featuring the views of different Iowans each edition of The Gazette’s Iowa …
State Rep. Liz Bennett, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2019 7:00 am2304d ago
Iowans have a huge role to play in our next presidential election, and critical choices to make at their precinct …
By Sandy Ehrig Agriculture Aug. 18, 2021 10:16 am1540d ago
Editor’s note: Iowans’ Ideas is a guest column featuring the views of different Iowans in each edition of The Gazette’s …
Jackie Pirtle, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 2:50 pm2306d ago
I used to have a union job at the sanitation department: I was paid $18 an hour, and I had …
Zane Marshall, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:00 am2307d ago
As I write this column, there are thousands of children locked up in detention centers, overcrowded and not being provided …
John and Terri Hale, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:00 am2307d ago
As more than 20 Democratic candidates for president scurry around Iowa looking for a way to stand out from the …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:00 am2307d ago
It’s mid-July and the big highway five miles east of my place is running full; bibbed farmers in pickup trucks, …
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