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Guest columns are written generally by people in the community, region or state. Most guest columnists have expertise in the subjects and issues they are addressing, and the opinions expressed can be personal or representative of a group. Some columns are requested by Gazette opinion staff, but many are unsolicited. We evaluate the columns based on local relevance, quality and accuracy. Read more about our editorial process here.
Nicholas Johnson Guest Columnists Dec. 28, 2022 6:00 am33d ago
Too often, following a series like Erin Jordan’s reports on the Marengo explosion and fire, a school shooting, or events …
John Hendrickson Guest Columnists Dec. 27, 2022 6:00 am37d ago
Iowa taxpayers will start seeing income tax relief in just a few weeks as a result of the historic tax …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Dec. 26, 2022 6:00 am37d ago
I spoke recently with a retired Episcopal priest who I’ve known since she was in college. I asked her what …
Tim Trenkle
Guest Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am37d ago
At the end of his Christmas letter to grandmother during World War II my dad wrote, “We just finished a …
Kurt Ullrich
Guest Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am37d ago
A recent email from a friend was short and simple. “I hope you had a peasant Thanksgiving.” Amazing what a …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am37d ago
Having not found any large venues in the corridor region of Eastern Iowa hosting performances of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, this …
William Lambers Guest Columnists Dec. 24, 2022 7:00 am37d ago
When Herbert Hoover and Gen. John J. Pershing got together for dinner during the holidays of 1920, they could have …
Concerned local residents Guest Columnists Dec. 22, 2022 5:30 pm37d ago
How close to our schools, nursing homes, churches, businesses, and homes should Wolf run their CO2 pipelines? It is not …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2022 6:00 am43d ago
On Christmas Eve, thousands of kids across the country will be hoping Santa brings a used mattress down the chimney. …
David V. Wendell
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2022 6:00 am43d ago
The New World Symphony No. 9 in E Minor premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City Dec. 16, 1893, …
Bruce Lear
Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am43d ago
For decades, small town Iowa fans were enthralled with six-on-six high school girls’ basketball, mostly played in towns with no …
Andy Johnson and Warren McKenna
Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am43d ago
Here we go again. Grid operators and utilities are issuing dire warnings about looming blackouts this winter, and often linking …