By passing the Social Security Act in the middle of America’s Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enabled millions of …
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Norman Barnes, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 31, 2016 7:00 am3391d ago
By passing the Social Security Act in the middle of America’s Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enabled millions of …
Owen Clark, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 31, 2016 7:00 am3391d ago
I learned about the fight against hunger at a young age. I was five years old and would go to …
Carroll McKibbin, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 29, 2016 8:00 pm3392d ago
‘There’s a witch at the start of my route and a haunted house halfway through. Can you handle that, Squirt?” …
Miriam Kashia, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 29, 2016 7:00 am3393d ago
The rosy dawn rises above a sea of tents and teepees across the land at the confluence of the Missouri …
Lois Buntz and Les Garner, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Oct. 28, 2016 8:00 pm3393d ago
In the days leading up to and immediately following the Cedar River’s crest in September, we saw the full force …
Jerry Crew, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 28, 2016 3:45 pm3394d ago
On Sunday Sept. 18, The Gazette published a guest column from farmer John Gilbert ‘Water quality: Four conclusions, and one …
David C. Klope, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 28, 2016 7:00 am3394d ago
If we were to believe the images in some political campaign commercials, Cedar Rapids would have burned to the ground …
Linda Kuster, guest columnist Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2016 8:00 pm3394d ago
Everyone loves an underdog, so it is not surprising that people all over the world are rooting for the Cubbies …
Breanna Kooiman, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2016 11:34 am3395d ago
Man buns. They are the most inane and horrific man fashion trend to hit America since the dark days when …
Kathy meyer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 27, 2016 11:34 am3395d ago
In August, I was arrested in Boone for attempting to stop work on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). I am …
Jon Custis, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 25, 2016 7:00 am3397d ago
On Sept. 22 there was a forum on medical marijuana put on by the Jones County Safe and Healthy Youth …
John Fraser, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Oct. 24, 2016 7:00 am3398d ago
The United States, along with other nations of the world, will celebrate United Nations Day today, the anniversary of the …
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