We are at a turning point in our district. The aspirational goals recently identified for creating equity between our schools …
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Lori Roetlin, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 23, 2015 6:10 am3827d ago
We are at a turning point in our district. The aspirational goals recently identified for creating equity between our schools …
Brianna Wills, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 23, 2015 6:00 am3827d ago
Born in Alabama, I grew up overseas in Saudi Arabia where female children were not considered citizens, and were therefore, …
Brian Richman, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 23, 2015 6:00 am3827d ago
The Iowa City Community School District has made significant progress on the facilities front with the adoption of the Facilities …
Chris Liebig, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 23, 2015 6:00 am3827d ago
As I’ve watched my kids making their way through the school system here in Iowa City, I’ve been struck by …
Steffen Schmidt, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 22, 2015 7:00 am3828d ago
One of my sailing buddies and I had an interesting conversation while on the open ocean on the way to …
David L. Gould, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 24, 2015 11:18 am3826d ago
While I love an uplifting college commencement address, the advice always seems to come a bit late. It’s a little …
Gazette Writers Circle Guest Columnists Aug. 21, 2015 8:00 am3829d ago
Members of The Gazette Writers Circle were joined this month by Adam Ebert and Jason Wright from The History Center …
Brian Brandsmeier, guest columnist Guest Columnists Aug. 19, 2015 7:00 am3831d ago
On the Fourth of July we put up a yard sign that said, ‘Black Lives Matter.” The sign sat in …
Paul Shapiro, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Aug. 20, 2015 9:32 pm3830d 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 pm3832d ago
In all sectors of the United States where the toxic sewer gasses hydrogen-sulfide and ammonia, and the explosive and greenhouse …
Gazette Writers Circle
Guest Columnists Aug. 17, 2015 4:43 pm3833d 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 pm3833d ago
Last week, former Texas Gov. and GOP presidential contender Rick Perry stopped paying his professional campaign staff. That’s a really …
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