Many of my work days involve people I’ve just met sharing their thoughts of suicide with me. For some, I’m …
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Many of my work days involve people I’ve just met sharing their thoughts of suicide with me. For some, I’m …
One of the candidates for the 2016 presidential race is famous for his bold promise to build a tall wall …
I was reading the Sunday Gazette article on Mother Teresa and her recent canonization, and I was surprised to find …
When I wrote the tagline, ‘Reading Is Contagious,’ I was searching for a catchy phrase to help build enthusiasm for …
Every day non-profits are hard at work making our community a great place to live. Some are addressing unmet mental …
When dealing with a problem, my first instinct, as a farmer, is to determine the cause. Have conditions changed? Is …
Farmers have been getting lots of attention, especially when it comes to the impact of agriculture on Iowa’s water quality. …
Americans should be proud that over the past 10 years, growth in STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers …
Twenty percent of Americans are people with disabilities, one out of every five. Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, worked with many …
According to CBS News reports, in a recent Monmouth University survey 45 percent of likely Iowa voters said they backed …
There’s a paradox in the American way of death. Most of us say we want to die at home, surrounded …
Across America, more than 13 million children are food insecure, including 17,080 here in Eastern Iowa. This means many of …
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