On Friday of this past week, The Gazette reported plans by school administrators to eliminate librarians at two of our …
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Sharron McElmeel, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 26, 2016 10:16 am3424d ago
On Friday of this past week, The Gazette reported plans by school administrators to eliminate librarians at two of our …
Carletta Knox-Seymour, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 25, 2016 10:00 am3425d ago
The city of Cedar Rapids has suffered many losses of young life within the last year do to the use …
Sam Gray, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 25, 2016 10:33 am3425d ago
As a candidate and a constituent, I was deeply disappointed by Representative Rizer’s attempt to justify the underfunding of public …
Jim Voss, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2016 12:00 pm3426d ago
The Cedar Rapids City Council is thinking about hiring another consultant to tell us what to do with our golf …
Mary Wilcynski & Stacey Walker, guest columnists
Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2016 8:00 am3426d ago
In the wake of the gun violence last fall that claimed the life of 15-year-old Aaron Richardson, community leaders came …
Tom Fiegen, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2016 8:00 am3426d ago
In response to a guest column by Frank J. Zieser blaming homeowners for Iowa’s water pollution crisis (‘We must share …
Steve Corbin, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2016 8:00 am3426d ago
Since the atrocities of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis, my father’s occasional saying to me as a child, ‘get the lead …
Jason Johnson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2016 8:00 am3426d ago
When it comes to soil conservation, a common headache for Iowa farmers is the spring deluge that causes fields to …
Drew Klein, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 24, 2016 8:00 am3426d ago
Iowa lawmakers are still trying to find a way to protect environmental resources, especially when it comes to our state’s …
Keri Neblett, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 23, 2016 12:00 pm3427d ago
April is National Volunteer Month and to simply say thank you to the volunteers who keep The Crisis Center of …
Resmiye Oral, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 23, 2016 12:00 pm3427d ago
Psychological trauma resulting from childhood and adult adversities is strongly tied to negative health outcomes. Studies since the 1990s have …
Mikki K. Stier, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Apr. 22, 2016 4:00 pm3427d ago
Iowa modernized its Medicaid program on April 1, and has experienced no major systemic issues with this important transition. And, …
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