Education involves learning in school, at home, in the field, at the office, on the assembly line or with neighbors …
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Tim Trenkle, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 27, 2017 11:35 am3085d ago
Education involves learning in school, at home, in the field, at the office, on the assembly line or with neighbors …
Michael Luick-Thrams, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 27, 2017 11:35 am3085d ago
Senator Grassley, over the eight months I spent in 2016 opposing you for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat, the refrain I …
Randy Evans, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 26, 2017 1:00 am3086d ago
Volunteers occupy an important place in the hearts of Iowans for all they do for their friends, for their neighbors …
Curt Zingula, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 25, 2017 1:00 am3087d ago
We’ve read it time and again regarding nutrient reduction, that ‘voluntary’ is a ‘failure” because results were not swift and …
Mark Langgin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 25, 2017 1:00 am3087d ago
If the Feb. 25 article in The Gazette is any indication of the Iowa Senate majority’s careless attitude concerning our …
Albert Cram, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2017 5:00 pm3088d ago
Like all law-abiding gun owners I would be quite pleased if a well trained law enforcement officer were present in …
Shelby Holsapple, guest columnist Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2017 3:08 pm3088d ago
‘Nothing about us, without us”. This is a motto that is familiar among the group of foster and adoptive youth …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2017 10:44 am3088d ago
Iowa has fallen behind the rest of the nation. The vast majority of Americans now live in places with safe …
Bill Gerhard, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 24, 2017 10:44 am3088d ago
SSB 1145, a bill that was recently introduced in the Iowa Legislature, will deprive local public entities of the vitally …
Roxanna Moritz, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 22, 2017 1:50 pm3090d ago
The Voter Integrity Act under consideration by Iowa lawmakers addresses a non-existent problem, voter impersonation, and restricts the time frame …
Jim Wohlpart, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Mar. 22, 2017 1:50 pm3090d ago
Recently, Gov. Terry Branstad organized the Future Ready Iowa Alliance, chaired by Lieutenant Gov. Kim Reynolds and Dan Houston, CEO …
Cathy Glasson, guest column
Guest Columnists Mar. 21, 2017 1:11 pm3091d ago
What happens in Washington, D.C. can seem far away and disconnected from our lives here in Iowa. But as Senate …
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