If former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had just appreciated the wisdom of insulating some sensitive state jobs from the ever …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 18, 2019 7:45 am2347d ago
If former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had just appreciated the wisdom of insulating some sensitive state jobs from the ever …
Staff Editorial Staff Columnists Jul. 18, 2019 7:00 am2347d ago
Iowa farmers often have been at the forefront of employing automated technology to increase efficiency. Now, that technology is going …
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State Rep. Liz Bennett, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 17, 2019 7:00 am2348d ago
Iowans have a huge role to play in our next presidential election, and critical choices to make at their precinct …
Staff Columnists Jul. 16, 2019 7:00 am2349d ago
At long last, Iowa is expected to join the civilized, fun-loving world. Dave and Buster’s, an arcade chain and marketed …
By Sandy Ehrig
Agriculture Aug. 18, 2021 10:16 am1585d ago
Editor’s note: Iowans’ Ideas is a guest column featuring the views of different Iowans in each edition of The Gazette’s …
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The last time the federal government drafted young men to serve in the military was 1973. Nearly half a century …
Jackie Pirtle, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 2:50 pm2351d ago
I used to have a union job at the sanitation department: I was paid $18 an hour, and I had …
Staff Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:45 am2351d ago
Iowa’s model, nonpartisan redistricting process is as safe as kittens. Sleep easy. We weren’t quite sure after the U.S. Supreme …
Zane Marshall, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:00 am2351d ago
As I write this column, there are thousands of children locked up in detention centers, overcrowded and not being provided …
John and Terri Hale, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:00 am2351d ago
As more than 20 Democratic candidates for president scurry around Iowa looking for a way to stand out from the …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:00 am2351d ago
It’s mid-July and the big highway five miles east of my place is running full; bibbed farmers in pickup trucks, …
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