Driving by a local elementary school the other day, I was amazed as I looked at the new playground. The …
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Chris Atchison, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2014 12:15 am4080d ago
Driving by a local elementary school the other day, I was amazed as I looked at the new playground. The …
Rich Patterson, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2014 12:15 am4080d ago
The big doe dropped in its tracks a split second after I’d tried something new. I’d been using lead bullets …
Mike Johnson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2014 12:15 am4080d ago
We all have heard of the dangers of lead exposure for many many decades now. There is science in these …
Fred Dorr, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 14, 2014 12:15 am4080d ago
Dakota Access/Energy Transfer and its Phillips 66 partner are seeking to install a 30-inch diameter crude oil pipeline through our …
Craig Harwood, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 13, 2014 9:11 am4081d ago
The door is going to close on the Options of Linn County sheltered workshop after 40-plus years of serving a …
Steve Waechter, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Dec. 12, 2014 12:15 am4082d ago
American law schools take bright, ambitious young people and leave them broke, humiliated, deeply indebted and disaffected. They do this …
Lora Fraracci, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 11, 2014 12:20 am4083d ago
I used to think the foundation of America rested upon hardworking small business owners like myself – based on opportunity, …
Jeff Russell, guest columnist Guest Columnists Dec. 10, 2014 8:26 am4084d 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 am4086d 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 am4087d 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 am4087d 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 am4088d ago
Since 1966, Options of Linn County has provided day habilitation and prevocational services (sheltered workshop) to people with intellectual and …
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