By Jean McMenimen —– In the middle of a great community celebration of our nation’s birthday, it’s appropriate to think …
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By Jean McMenimen —– In the middle of a great community celebration of our nation’s birthday, it’s appropriate to think …
By Joel Miller —- Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy and we advocate that our democracy is the best …
By Bill Leaver and Ted Townsend —– The health care industry has anxiously awaited the Supreme Court opinion on the …
By Kim Painter —- Now that James Strohman’s guest column has been published in The Gazette (“Eliminate county duplication,” June …
By Tim Kapucian —– We are a commodity state. We export our corn, hogs, beef and beans around the world. …
By Nora Sullivan —- I’m 19 years old, about to enter my junior year of college. I’m told I have …
By Lynette Marshall —- Private giving to the University of Iowa has been making headlines recently. Unfortunately, these headlines have …
By Deborah D. Thornton —- As the public policy battles over energy continue, is anyone investing in water energy? A …
By Dawn Oxley —- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki often reminds us: As the tide of war …
By Kathy Finholt —- What does it take to bring a community together to pursue a common goal? In Independence, …
By Tim Trenkle —- During the spring semester, Marlon Telesford radiated clean cut. He might have been a quarterback for …
By Gary Seamans —- A June 10 Des Moines Register story (“U of I sharing patient details with fundraiser”) might …
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