In recent years, I have become aware acutely of the role agriculture plays in the nutrient overload of Iowa’s waterways. …
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Tim Smith Guest Columnists May. 12, 2014 1:34 am4296d ago
In recent years, I have become aware acutely of the role agriculture plays in the nutrient overload of Iowa’s waterways. …
Kathleen J. Hall Guest Columnists May. 11, 2014 1:19 am4297d ago
Julia Ward Howe, after witnessing the terrible carnage of the Civil War as a nurse in Washington hospitals, founded Mother’s …
Kevin S. Vinchattle
Guest Columnists May. 11, 2014 1:06 am4297d ago
Contained in The Gazette Editorial Board’s recent opinion (‘Eggs-acting demands,” April 27) on laws related to the production and sale …
Lea Haravon Collins
Guest Columnists May. 11, 2014 1:05 am4297d ago
I was 11 years old. Mom was resting in her room, reading, as she usually did in the afternoon. I …
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Guest Columnists May. 9, 2014 3:29 pm4299d ago
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you that in Iowa we have a major soil erosion and nutrient …
Walter Conlon and Rachel Graber
Guest Columnists May. 9, 2014 1:15 am4299d ago
On July 24, 1914, the British cabinet met to discuss a crisis tearing both the country and the ruling Liberal …
Douglas Beardsley Guest Columnists May. 15, 2014 5:29 pm4293d ago
We’ve all heard and understand the term ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” That would be an appropriate description for Iowa …
Bob Elliott Guest Columnists May. 8, 2014 1:09 am4300d ago
‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free… .” Those are the opening words in …
Craig Campbell
Guest Columnists May. 8, 2014 1:08 am4300d ago
Editor’s note: Noted local performer Doug Jackson’s funeral was Sunday. Doug Jackson will be late for his funeral. Seriously … …
Matt Whitaker
Guest Columnists May. 7, 2014 1:06 am4301d ago
What I’m about to say is considered to be heresy in electoral politics in Iowa. When I decided to run …
Marv Rops
Guest Columnists May. 4, 2014 1:05 am4304d ago
By far, the wisest person who ever studied Sun Valley flooding was University of Iowa hydrology professor A. Jacob Odgaard. …
Bill Northey
Guest Columnists May. 4, 2014 1:05 am4304d ago
I read with interest The Gazette’s recent ‘Eggs-acting demands” editorial that did a great job outlining the ongoing dispute between …
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