By Donald P. Racheter —- As someone who for many years taught a college class entitled Judicial Politics, I would …
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By Donald P. Racheter —- As someone who for many years taught a college class entitled Judicial Politics, I would …
By Nicholas Johnson and Paul Gowder —- Iowa’s Justice David Wiggins, on November’s ballot, says, “I hope Iowa Supreme Court …
By Kimberly Kim —- October is Let’s Talk Month, an annual effort to encourage parents to talk with their children …
By Clark Rieke —- The Oct. 7 Gazette cover story, “Third isn’t a charm for Iowa voters,” should remind us …
By Steve Hoff —- The movie “Won’t back down” makes for compelling Hollywood drama, and is touching off an important …
By Connie Ryan Terrell —- Each election cycle, we see an uptick of clergy who politicize the pulpit and use …
By Bill Gerhard —- In today’s economy, many people are discouraged by the lack of opportunities we have to find …
By Don Racheter and Daniel Oliver —- The news that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google’s search business should …
By Howard A. Learner —- The election campaigns are bringing hypercharged political sound bites about environmental values even though there’s …
By Ryan Wise —- Some people believe collaboration and consensus-building are overrated. Until recently, I might have agreed. My time …
By Myrt Bowers —- The Witwer Senior Center survived the epic flood of 2008, thanks to strong support from our …
By Garth Fagerbakke —- The office of county auditor is not one that gets a great deal of attention in …
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