Americans are in the same situation as the Hong Kong protesters, they just don’t realize it (or don’t care). Protesters …
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Kristian Leitzen Guest Columnists Oct. 11, 2014 1:10 am4049d ago
Americans are in the same situation as the Hong Kong protesters, they just don’t realize it (or don’t care). Protesters …
Scott Hannon Guest Columnists Oct. 10, 2014 1:10 am4050d ago
For most adults, when we think of a playground, we picture kids on swings, swooshing down slides and climbing all …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 8, 2014 1:00 am4052d ago
Jon Stravers I just finished reading an article in The Gazette (9/7/2014) about ‘Sharing the load – Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 6, 2014 5:58 pm4054d ago
Many may not be aware that October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, but most people have been impacted by …
Paul Pate
Guest Columnists Oct. 5, 2014 11:24 am4055d ago
Americans protect what we value with safety measures and extra security. In Iowa we have a long history of fair …
Brad Anderson
Guest Columnists Oct. 5, 2014 11:23 am4055d ago
As chief elections official in Iowa, the Secretary of State’s top priority must be ensuring our elections are clean, fair …
Rick Moyle Guest Columnists Oct. 4, 2014 1:10 am4056d ago
In case you haven’t heard, there will be an election in November. I am sure you have noticed commercial after …
James Burns Guest Columnists Oct. 3, 2014 1:10 am4057d ago
Belfast, Ireland, 1979. A train pulls out of Central Station, bound for Dublin. My wife, three sons, and I are …
Eric Thompson
Guest Columnists Oct. 2, 2014 8:59 am4058d ago
On Wednesday, Sept. 24, a letter to the editor was published regarding the investigation of racial discrimination and imbalance within …
David George Surdam
Guest Columnists Oct. 8, 2014 6:22 pm4052d ago
U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst published an opinion piece in The Des Moines Register regarding Social Security. She used the …
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Guest Columnists Oct. 10, 2014 9:12 am4050d ago
Ryan Flood Iowa college students are mired in debt and Congress has done little to make it cheaper for us …
Eric Hillman
Guest Columnists Sep. 29, 2014 2:55 pm4061d ago
I am a teacher. I have spent my career working with and advocating for students with severe emotional and behavioral …
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