Lest the Election Day train wreck that derailed America have been in vain, let us look at how it came …
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Michael Luick-Thrams and Charles Aldrich, guest columnists Guest Columnists Nov. 20, 2016 9:02 am3214d ago
Lest the Election Day train wreck that derailed America have been in vain, let us look at how it came …
Heather Young, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 18, 2016 10:43 am3216d ago
I am writing in regard to recent Cedar Rapids Gazette articles about the use of seclusion boxes within the Iowa …
John Klein, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 16, 2016 7:00 am3218d ago
The Jones County Safe and Healthy Youth Coalition held a forum on Sept. 22 on substance abuse and mental health. …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 15, 2016 3:16 pm3219d ago
SOMEWHERE IN A RED STATE – Election night, a shot of Jim Beam within reach, 24-inch television casting a blue …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 2:53 pm3220d ago
The Republicans won the 2016 election with astonishing success. But today let’s talk about the Democratic Party failures. Even if …
Amy Johnson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 11:47 am3220d ago
‘Thank you for your service, Amy.” The message popped up on my Facebook page from a person I didn’t know. …
Craig Hill, guest columnist Guest Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 11:47 am3220d ago
Harvest is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only do I get to enjoy Iowa’s beautiful countryside, …
Iowa State University Media Planning Students and Jay Newell, guest columnists Guest Columnists Nov. 13, 2016 6:00 am3221d ago
In the rancor of the presidential campaign, it was easy to miss a critical media fact: what used to be …
Bruce Kempkes, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 12, 2016 11:00 am3222d ago
In the watershed case Varnum v. Brien, the Iowa Supreme Court declared unconstitutional, as violative of state equal protection guarantees, …
Caleb Gates, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 12, 2016 12:00 am3223d ago
After World War II, high ranking Nazis were put on trial for participating in the Holocaust. Hannah Arendt coined the …
Bill Moss, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 11, 2016 5:00 pm3223d ago
I got to know Gervais (Ken) Ngombwa about 18 years ago, right after he and his family immigrated to Cedar …
Martin Wenck, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 10, 2016 1:12 pm3224d ago
In May 2015 Donald Trump got into my SUV and sat next to me in the front seat. We headed …
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