As a community volunteer, I have been involved with Tanager Place, an organization that promotes services for children and families. …
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Amy Worden, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 19, 2018 7:00 am2886d ago
As a community volunteer, I have been involved with Tanager Place, an organization that promotes services for children and families. …
Tom Snyder, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2018 9:21 am2885d ago
In reference to The Gazette’s March 10 editorial on energy-related conflicts, I offer my educated opinion and thoughts on this …
Debi Durham, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2018 9:23 am2885d ago
I was disappointed to see the Gazette reach premature and inaccurate conclusions about the Iowa Energy Center in its March …
Multiple Iowa Academics, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2018 9:52 am2885d ago
The Iowa Senate recently passed Senate File 2311, a bill that would dramatically hinder energy efficiency programs at all Iowa …
Jim Martin-Schramm, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 20, 2018 9:18 am2885d ago
Alliant Energy likes to tout its state-mandated and customer-funded energy efficiency programs in quarter-page ads in this paper and via …
Troy Van Beek, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 11, 2022 2:48 pm1492d ago
My business, Ideal Energy, combines solar, battery storage and efficient LED lighting to create energy savings for our customers. So, …
James Burns, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 17, 2018 2:35 pm2888d ago
The first two Billy’s were evangelists – Graham well known, Sunday less so. But who were the Billy Boys? They …
Patrick Maloney, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 17, 2018 9:30 am2888d ago
St. Patrick’s Day has become a favorite day of celebration for millions of Americans, both Irish-Americans and the non-Irish alike. …
Jeffrey Meyers, guest columnist
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For anyone that has been around festivities on St. Patrick’s Day, it will likely come as no surprise that the …
Jerry Anderson and Mark Kende, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Mar. 16, 2018 4:49 pm2888d ago
Senate File 2282, which the Iowa Senate recently passed, would require a supermajority of the Iowa Supreme Court – five …
Steve Corbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 15, 2018 6:00 am2890d ago
America’s 15th President, James Buchanan, has been considered, until recently, our worst president. The nonprofit and non-partisan American Political Science …
Thomas Pak and Nicole Westergaard, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Mar. 14, 2018 8:29 am2891d ago
Medical students at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine are in danger of losing vital aspects of their …
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