Once again, our Legislature is cutting funding to our public lands, state parks and forests. History might help us understand …
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Mark S. Edwards, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 31, 2017 1:24 pm2958d ago
Once again, our Legislature is cutting funding to our public lands, state parks and forests. History might help us understand …
Mark Mueller, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 29, 2017 2:30 pm2960d ago
Kamyar Enshayan raises questions in his editorial on Iowa’s land and water quality (‘Urgency is matter of perception,” July 16). …
Douglas Burns, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 29, 2017 12:00 pm2960d ago
RED OAK – The winding Montgomery County roads from Red Oak to the Norris family farm served as something of …
Tim Trenkle, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 26, 2017 10:27 am2963d ago
‘I know it’s me. It’s nobody’s fault but mine.” The gaunt, gray homeless man litters his talk with a repetitive, …
Jake Porter, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 25, 2017 8:45 am2964d ago
Politicians in this state aren’t looking out for the interest of Iowans. Too often they are more con-cerned with scoring …
Casey Cook, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 25, 2017 8:37 am2964d ago
When we talk about affordable housing, we mean housing for day-care workers and waiters. Affordable housing is important to the …
Joel Miller, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 23, 2017 7:00 am2967d ago
Five suspected double-voters; seven felons who probably should not have voted; and 50 Election Day registrations with phony addresses in …
Kevin Kula, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 23, 2017 5:00 am2967d ago
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the three representation plans for Linn County on how the supervisors …
Patrick DePalma, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2017 4:57 pm2967d ago
I am troubled by The Gazette’s editorial criticizing the Cedar Rapids Council’s new safety ordinance to curtail panhandling. We all know …
Matt Sinovic, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2017 11:21 am2970d ago
Once again, Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are inviting an out-of-state attack on the economic security of Iowa families. Their …
Jen Winter, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2017 11:07 am2970d ago
Changes to Cedar Rapids’ downtown and surrounding districts have been a point of interest in our community for some time, …
Mike Owen, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2017 9:31 am2971d ago
We have seen this film before. Legislators propose a new law that they claim will improve health care but pushes …
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