If we take a step back, the shooters of mass murders nationwide have had problems with social skills. Mainly they …
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Al Swegle, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 25, 2016 6:00 am3489d ago
If we take a step back, the shooters of mass murders nationwide have had problems with social skills. Mainly they …
Gazette Writers Circle, Guest Columnists Jul. 24, 2016 9:00 am3490d ago
Last month, we invited Writers Circle members to participate in a series of community conversations hosted by the United Way. …
Ana Clymer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 24, 2016 9:00 am3490d ago
United Way is partnering with several community groups to carry out community conversations throughout Cedar Rapids. Our goal is to …
David R. Fliehler, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 24, 2016 8:00 am3490d ago
For one week of the year, thousands of riders take to Iowa roads for RAGBRAI. For the remaining 51 weeks, …
David M. Frankel, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 23, 2016 8:00 am3491d ago
When the Affordable Care Act (or ‘ACA”) was first instituted we heard dire warnings in conservative media outlets about an …
Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2016 8:00 pm3492d ago
About a month ago, I graduated from the University of Iowa and moved home to Cedar Rapids before heading out …
Erin Miller, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 22, 2016 5:25 pm3492d ago
Senator Chuck Grassley is moving too slowly. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to meet with our U.S. Senator …
Colleen Tobiason, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 20, 2016 7:00 am3494d ago
With each mass killing, our nation stops. Public event attendees stand for a memorial moment of silence. Public figures wear …
Resmiye Oral, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 19, 2016 10:51 am3495d ago
The West made a big mistake by glorifying Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s current president, when he came to power 14 …
Gary Ellis, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2016 2:35 pm3496d ago
The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while Secretary of State found Clinton was incompetent …
Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 18, 2016 8:00 am3496d ago
Recently, Iowa Democrats added ‘legalizing all drugs” to its official party platform. In March, a team of medical experts from …
Casey Hynes, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2016 9:00 am3497d ago
Like her mother before her, Ini Augustine is raising a curious and tech-savvy daughter. ‘I’m a woman in tech because …
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