Have a look around. This is the year of the political outsider. Too bad 1st Congressional District Democratic hopeful Pat …
Staff Columnists May. 22, 2016 11:00 am3495d ago
Have a look around. This is the year of the political outsider. Too bad 1st Congressional District Democratic hopeful Pat …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials May. 22, 2016 8:00 am3496d ago
In the wake of a 2016 legislative session where lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on addressing water quality in …
Jim Grief, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 22, 2016 7:00 am3496d ago
I, like many farmers in the area, have read with concern the many opinion pieces recently published in The Gazette …
Graham Gillette, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 22, 2016 7:00 am3496d ago
A few days after the New Year, Gov. Terry Branstad unveiled a water-quality plan he called his ‘biggest and boldest …
Rich Patterson, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 21, 2016 1:00 pm3496d ago
Canada geese are displacing deer as Cedar Rapids’ most controversial animal. Opinions vary on whether too many of the husky …
Staff Editorials May. 21, 2016 8:00 am3497d ago
We’ve long advocated for efforts to encourage better regional connections along the I-380 Corridor, including public transportation options for commuters …
Judy Pfohl Oct. 9, 2016 1:00 am3356d ago
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David McInally, guest columnist Guest Columnists May. 21, 2016 8:00 am3497d ago
This spring, the 21 members of Iowa Campus Compact will collectively grant degrees to more than 12,000 students. These students …
Staff Columnists May. 20, 2016 10:40 am3497d ago
If Congress continues on its current path, students will be eating less healthy, and less often. Republicans in the U.S. …
Becci Reedus, guest columnist
Guest Columnists May. 20, 2016 8:38 am3498d ago
As we near the end of National Mental Health Month, it is so important to bring suicide into this conversation. …
Staff Editorials May. 19, 2016 10:55 am3498d ago
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young Iowans, but too often we are reluctant to talk …
Staff Columnists May. 19, 2016 5:00 am3499d ago
So Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has waded into the great American bathroom debate. This week, the governor criticized an Obama …
John L. Smith, guest column
Guest Columnists May. 18, 2016 11:53 am3499d ago
In the trucking industry, we’re fond of calling ourselves the lifeblood of the American economy – delivering the goods that …
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