The open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act runs until Feb. 15, 2015, giving Iowa residents a chance to …
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Jeff Russell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 10, 2014 8:26 am3989d ago
The open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act runs until Feb. 15, 2015, giving Iowa residents a chance to …
Mike Owen, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 8, 2014 7:32 am3991d ago
Election Night 2014 established why Gov. Terry Branstad should push for an increase in the state minimum wage. At first …
Ro Foege, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 7, 2014 12:20 am3992d ago
Recently, The Gazette reported a study by the University of Iowa Public Policy Center and the College of Public Health …
Stephen Parente, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 7, 2014 12:15 am3992d ago
Iowans are now knee deep in the Affordable Care Act’s second open enrollment period, which began on Nov. 15 and …
Ben Rogers, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 6, 2014 12:20 am3993d ago
Since 1966, Options of Linn County has provided day habilitation and prevocational services (sheltered workshop) to people with intellectual and …
Steve Gannon, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 5, 2014 12:20 am3994d ago
Everyone benefits from a system of roads that provides for efficient, safe and reliable transportation. Not everyone agrees with any …
Wilfrid Nixon, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 4, 2014 7:20 am3995d ago
Last year, Iowa politicians ran away from the notion of raising the gas tax to fix our ailing highway infrastructure. …
Rosemary Gibson & David P. Lind, guest columnists Guest Columnists Dec. 3, 2014 12:20 am3996d ago
This month marks the fifteenth anniversary of the landmark report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of …
Craig Lang, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 1, 2014 4:30 am3998d ago
In an unexpected turn of events, U.S. and Mexican sugar producers reached an agreement to end the sugar dispute and …
Judi Whetstine, Gazette Community Advocate
Guest Columnists Nov. 30, 2014 12:20 am3999d ago
Was the media able to inform Iowans about the details of state and federal political candidates’ positions on issues important …
Jessica Welburn, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 30, 2014 12:15 am3999d ago
On Tuesday, St. Louis county prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced a grand jury would not indict police officer Darren Wilson for …
Jerry Elsea, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Nov. 30, 2014 12:15 am3999d ago
This was a breakthrough year for my non-traditional writing student. A talented illustrator, he saw his drawings published in a …
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