Little did I know when filing my child endangerment bill (HF 2064) in January that it would become the answer …
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Ken Rizer, guest columnist Guest Columnists May. 4, 2016 10:36 am3416d ago
Little did I know when filing my child endangerment bill (HF 2064) in January that it would become the answer …
Ed Fallon, guest columnist Guest Columnists May. 3, 2016 8:02 am3417d ago
The Bakken pipeline poses serious risks to Iowa’s farmland and waters. Yet the project’s impacts have not been fully assessed …
John Boorman, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 2, 2016 12:29 pm3418d ago
As the wind industry continues to harness Iowa’s immense wind resources – which met an unprecedented 31 percent of the …
Stephen Dykstra, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 2, 2016 8:00 am3418d ago
Much has been said since the Iowa Utilities Board approved the Bakken pipeline in Iowa this spring. Indeed, the project …
Jeff Russell, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 2, 2016 8:00 am3418d ago
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) or health care reform has provided Americans with more options to purchase health insurance including …
John Lawrence Hanson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 1, 2016 11:00 am3419d ago
I am writing to you from the future. When my clock reads 7 a.m. in Norway, yours strikes midnight. Seven …
Marion and Rich Patterson, guest columnists Guest Columnists Apr. 30, 2016 12:00 pm3420d ago
We were delighted to learn of two progressive initiatives launched by the City of Cedar Rapids. Combined they will reduce …
Nate Willems, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 29, 2016 5:18 pm3420d ago
A home-schooled eagle scout. A champion debater. A Georgetown graduate. A Marine Captain. A freelance journalist in Syria. This was …
Dustin Hinrichs, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 29, 2016 3:03 pm3420d ago
A longtime volunteer shared with me recently that the ‘tree tags” we place on mature trees – to demonstrate a …
Jim Dyer, Waldo Morris and John Rosenberg, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Apr. 29, 2016 3:01 pm3420d ago
We purchased and developed St. Andrews Golf Course 43 years ago. We built apartments, condos, office buildings and enlarged an …
Ed Wiederstein and MAIN Coalition, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Apr. 27, 2016 12:26 pm3423d ago
For over a year, the Dakota Access Pipeline has been in some stage of governmental review. Now with the final …
Michael Luick-Thrams, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 27, 2016 12:17 pm3423d ago
Recently, I announced that I’m running for the U.S. Senate from Iowa. Ironically, the Cedar Rapids Gazette placed the article …
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