Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was …
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Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was …
Pope Francis is calling for urgent action on climate change to protect the most vulnerable, including our children and grandchildren. …
OBLIGATIONS TO THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND Dan Langfield I think it was a randy old Jamaican philosopher who first observed …
Members of The Gazette Writers Circle met in July to discuss end-of-life issues, an increasingly urgent subject given the fact …
Donald Trump has sucked the oxygen out of political news but, frankly, he has taken over virtually all news. We …
A July 19 commentary cast U.S. Postal Service problems somewhat oddly, suggesting that the Heartland faces slower mail deliveries so …
Growing up during the Cold War, my friends and I were always conscious of American National security. Sputnik, the Missile …
I want a sustainable future for my grandchildren. That future is threatened by changes in the climate that are causing …
In 1965 – 50 years ago this coming Thursday – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark legislation that created …
On July 13, 1990, Senator Tom Harkin delivered the first speech in American Sign Language in the history of the …
Every time I come to Iowa, I’m struck by how Iowans view Washington, D.C. They see it as the remote …
Summer elicits thoughts of family vacations, baseball games, campfires and swimming pools. But we also know that every year communities …
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