When a vandal shut off the ventilation at a Pilgrim’s Pride mega farm earlier this year, essentially baking the chickens …
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Paul Shapiro, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2015 9:32 pm3735d ago
When a vandal shut off the ventilation at a Pilgrim’s Pride mega farm earlier this year, essentially baking the chickens …
Bob Watson, guest columnist News Aug. 18, 2015 1:53 pm3737d ago
In all sectors of the United States where the toxic sewer gasses hydrogen-sulfide and ammonia, and the explosive and greenhouse …
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Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2015 4:43 pm3738d ago
Last month, members of The Gazette Writers Circle met to discuss traffic enforcement cameras. Some of the questions they considered …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2015 4:19 pm3738d ago
Last week, former Texas Gov. and GOP presidential contender Rick Perry stopped paying his professional campaign staff. That’s a really …
Anna Wolle, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2015 1:00 am3739d ago
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau in 2011, the most common job for women was administrative assistant. The …
Linda McFarland, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 14, 2015 8:30 am3741d ago
Last summer, ALS became synonymous with ice buckets, and the Ice Bucket Challenge revealed the generosity and goofy side of …
Russ Bennett, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 12, 2015 7:30 am3743d ago
The recreational killing of Cecil the Lion may have a positive side. The worldwide outrage and anger are reminders that …
Janet Petersen, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 10, 2015 7:30 am3745d ago
Your editorial on July 21 (‘Clarify Iowa’s domestic violence law”) did a great job of bringing Iowa’s domestic violence laws …
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Guest Columnists Aug. 9, 2015 8:00 am3746d ago
When people talk about ‘privilege,” they are referring to rights, immunities or benefits enjoyed by some demographic groups over others. …
John Myers, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 9, 2015 6:30 am3746d ago
‘Sustainable” and ‘green” are two words often thrown around loosely in an effort to prove a positive environmental impact. Nowadays, …
Doug Kopp, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 9, 2015 6:00 am3747d ago
Alliant Energy’s work on the Amazing Space project is the latest in our ongoing partnership with Indian Creek Nature Center. …
Vincent H. Smith, guest columnist
News Aug. 8, 2015 1:00 pm3747d ago
In 1970, Professor D. Gale Johnson published what became a seminal work on agricultural policy. For his title, Johnson settled …
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