Each year, close to National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week, the Linn County Office of Veteran Affairs and Community Circle …
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Elisabeth Kissling, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 22, 2016 10:51 am3305d ago
Each year, close to National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week, the Linn County Office of Veteran Affairs and Community Circle …
Caleb Gates, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 22, 2016 10:48 am3305d ago
Warfare language pervades sports. A quick listen to Olympic coverage yields numerous analogies. It was a fight to the finish. …
David V. Wendell, guest columnist
Music Aug. 19, 2016 1:27 pm3308d ago
Happy National Aviation Day. That’s a greeting you don’t hear every year, but in Cedar Rapids maybe you should. National …
Gary Bute, guest columnist
Music Aug. 19, 2016 1:27 pm3308d ago
The proposed Crestwood Ridge Apartment complex has received a lot of attention recently, but the neighbors of the development have …
Nicholas Johnson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2016 12:53 pm3310d ago
I’m not proud to say it. It was the 1960s. Illegal drugs were everywhere. I was a young lawyer, living …
Timothy J. Whipple, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2016 12:53 pm3310d ago
As with most issues, there is another perspective on the DNR’s new antidegradation rules. Unfortunately, The Gazette editorial board did …
Abha Saxena, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 16, 2016 10:51 am3311d ago
Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic and particularly prevalent here in the United States. According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately …
Thom Krystofiak and Jonas Magram, guest columnists Guest Columnists Aug. 15, 2016 8:00 am3312d ago
If you watched the Republican Convention, you saw delegates waving placards that said ‘Trump Digs Coal.” The candidate declared he …
Sruthi Palaniappan, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 15, 2016 8:00 am3312d ago
Captivated is the best word I would use to describe my time at the Democratic National Convention. As an 18-year-old …
Julius Cavira, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 14, 2016 8:00 am3313d ago
‘Have we, individually and collectively as a nation, become so immune to the frequency of violence in our neighborhoods and …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 14, 2016 8:00 am3313d ago
As the summer of 1949 moved along, I delighted in the thought of moving to the top of the elementary …
Kristine Sorensen, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 12, 2016 2:36 pm3315d ago
In the spring of 2014, three dads with a passion for technology wanted more STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and …
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