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Credit unions first took shape in our country during the Great Depression. They were designed to serve a close-knit, underserved …
During a recent meeting of the Gazette’s Writers Circle, our group discussed how it could better serve the local community …
Steffen Schmidt Historically, about 20 percent of Iowa Democrats and Republicans turn out for the presidential caucuses. Predictably, the media …
Recently there has been a series of newspaper articles focusing on statistics showing that in Iowa schools Black students are …
Out of the corner of my eye I spotted a fish resting in the lee of a big rock. As …
Just over a year ago, Eastern Iowans sent me to Washington to represent them in Congress. I’m humbled by the …
My first opportunity to attend an Iowa caucus during a presidential election year was in 1988. I had moved to …
We moved to Iowa in 1984, so the first caucus we could participate in was in 1988, when the campaign …
Let me set the record straight by confessing I have only attended three Iowa caucuses in my lifetime. All were …
For roughly a decade, polls have shown that more Americans identify as ‘Independent” than either Democrat or Republican. Except for …
Here are a few things that Corridor residents take for granted: Clean air. Air you can’t see. Air that allows …
It would be my resolution for 2016 as a resident and a community to actively deal with the issue of …
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