By Robert Chadima Alliant Energy’s proposal to relocate its substation to the old Iowa Steel properties would be nothing less …
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By Robert Chadima Alliant Energy’s proposal to relocate its substation to the old Iowa Steel properties would be nothing less …
By Kelly Vander Werff Your teen may be graduating soon, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to let go. It’s …
By Tom Newton The recent White House report, “Solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation” contains some frightening …
By Steve Simpson ‘You are one stupid kid, you know that? Stupid and useless! Why did God curse me with …
By Thomas Burrill In 2002, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive and fatal brain condition. At first, …
By Thomas Lackner Closing Second Avenue to traffic so Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa can build unimpeded doesn’t make sense. Consider …
By Joe Lock Ninety-five percent of all American women use contraception at some point in their lifetime. Since 1980, Planned …
By Dewitt Jones and Tim Gilson Our children are our future. As board members, administrators and staff members, we can’t …
By Chris Bern In her April 21 article about a former Benton Community teacher, Gazette columnist Jennifer Hemmingsen wrote that …
By Katie Mulholland Certain types of adult misconduct are particularly egregious when it comes to students. Misconduct that preys on …
By Jennifer Goodlove Monday morning, I heard of the passing of Edward Campbell and quickly rearranged my schedule so that …
By Clint Twedt-Ball Finish what you start. It is a simple, responsible rule for communities. During July of 2009, many …
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