My heart goes out to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives in the recent attacks …
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Ann Stromquist, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2015 8:00 pm3708d ago
My heart goes out to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives in the recent attacks …
Nicholas Johnson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2015 6:30 pm3708d ago
What is the ultimate goal of those terrorist thugs in Iraq and Syria with their random, if organized, attacks on …
John Lawrence Hanson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2015 1:59 pm3709d ago
‘The multitude is stronger than the king.” The Chairwoman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee used that traditional Tunisian saying …
Hassan Ahmad, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2015 11:00 am3709d ago
In the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino tragedies, various visa programs allowing foreign nationals to enter the United …
Andrea Cohen, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 19, 2015 12:00 am3709d ago
I recently returned home to Iowa from Paris, where I attended the climate conference. What emerged from this historic gathering …
Bobby Kaufmann and Pat Grassley, guest columnists
News Dec. 18, 2015 11:00 am3710d ago
An open letter to: Rock Island Clean Line In Iowa we have a history of working with landowners to obtain …
Tammy Wawro, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 18, 2015 9:31 am3710d ago
Years of political wrangling have finally produced a law which creates greater opportunity for every student in our public schools, …
Marie DeVries, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 16, 2015 9:45 am3712d ago
Recycling isn’t free; never has been. But, people in the industry (like me) have spent the past two decades focused …
Mike Owen, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 16, 2015 9:45 am3712d ago
Beth Townsend’s column in last week’s Gazette (‘Beyond job numbers: Hitting goals, serving Iowans,” Dec. 8) shows what it looks …
Sarah Longwell, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2015 6:00 am3714d ago
After a decade of short term fixes, Congress has finally passed, and President Barack Obama has signed into law, a …
Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2015 5:00 am3714d ago
Floor statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley, delivered in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 10, 2015 Mr. President, I’d like to …
Jeffrey Meyers, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2015 3:00 am3714d ago
December marks a time of year of togetherness, family, and appreciation for all we hold dear. Yet you may be …
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