As the Iowa caucuses draw near, the presidential candidates should let voters know where they stand on ensuring our nation …
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James Vary, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 3, 2020 6:00 am2199d ago
As the Iowa caucuses draw near, the presidential candidates should let voters know where they stand on ensuring our nation …
Dina Bishara, guest columnist Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2020 12:00 pm2199d ago
In response to a request from Gazette reporter Erin Jordan, the Iowa City Community School District has recently declined to …
Trish Wilger, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2020 6:00 am2200d ago
Some ideas have an instinctive, hard-to-deny logic about them. Take school choice, for instance. Who would dispute parents know the …
Colin Grace, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 2, 2020 4:44 pm2199d ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund just released its state rankings for animal welfare laws, and Iowa is 49th, only ahead …
John Butler, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 1, 2020 6:00 am2201d ago
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are great Americans, and they have correctly identified most of America’s problems but have not …
Kurt Ullrich, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Feb. 1, 2020 6:00 am2201d ago
The gloom continues on this day, cloudy, snow-covered ground, gray everywhere. Drinking my coffee this morning I stood at the …
Janice Weiner, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 11:33 am2201d ago
Almost no one pays attention to foreign policy except when there is a flash point, as we just experienced with …
Kayleigh McEnany, guest columnist Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 11:25 am2201d ago
Iowa families are thriving thanks to President Donald Trump, but that newfound prosperity would quickly be erased if the Democrats …
Bruce Kempkes, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 9:25 am2202d ago
‘ Presidential misconduct: Any Iowan with common sense knows that the transcript of the July 25 telephone conversation reveals a …
Molly Altorfer, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 31, 2020 6:00 am2202d ago
The past few weeks have given us ample opportunities to reflect on legacies. From the candidates for the Democratic Party …
Heather Mead, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 30, 2020 5:46 pm2202d ago
Cedar Rapids had to adapt a new way of living after the flood of 2008; we lost our businesses and …
April McClain-Delaney, guest columnist
Guest Columnists Jan. 30, 2020 5:28 pm2202d ago
I’m biased, but perhaps the best vantage point to understand the current presidential race is through the lens of a …
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