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Freedom of speech is really a freedom to hear. We have freedom of speech because of Louis Brandeis, the Supreme …
Only 35 years after the 1980s farm crisis, another storm seems to be brewing. Corn production is forecast by USDA …
Do you consider yourself to be arrogant, greedy, and violent? Me neither, yet a majority of Australians, Britons, and Spaniards …
A major factor in the discussion presidential election should be the dramatic reduction in personal income taxes paid by the …
Each year, close to National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week, the Linn County Office of Veteran Affairs and Community Circle …
Warfare language pervades sports. A quick listen to Olympic coverage yields numerous analogies. It was a fight to the finish. …
Happy National Aviation Day. That’s a greeting you don’t hear every year, but in Cedar Rapids maybe you should. National …
The proposed Crestwood Ridge Apartment complex has received a lot of attention recently, but the neighbors of the development have …
I’m not proud to say it. It was the 1960s. Illegal drugs were everywhere. I was a young lawyer, living …
As with most issues, there is another perspective on the DNR’s new antidegradation rules. Unfortunately, The Gazette editorial board did …
Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic and particularly prevalent here in the United States. According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately …
If you watched the Republican Convention, you saw delegates waving placards that said ‘Trump Digs Coal.” The candidate declared he …
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