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By David J. Novak —- On a wall plaque in the lobby of Cedar Memorial, Iowa artist Richard Pinney captures …
By Myra J. Bobo-Pickens — It is important for all Americans to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the official ending of …
By James Strohman —- With Iowa cities, educational institutions and state government struggling with the realities of providing services with …
By Tamra L. Mitchell —- The Gazette’s May 20 editorial regarding stormwater fees under consideration in Cedar Rapids and Marion …
By Dennis Naughton —- The massive fire at the Iowa City Landfill gives us an opportunity to pause and think …
By Dean Lerner —- When, exactly, did we lose our way? When did it happen that taxes weren’t viewed as a …
By Sen. Jeff Danielson —- There should be no such thing as hunger in Iowa. Sadly, Gov. Terry Branstad recently …
By Rev. Susan Guy —– As a person of faith, I have become increasingly concerned about the rising toll from …
By Shams Ghoneim —- As we recently celebrated Memorial Day honoring all U.S. past and present veterans, we must never …
By Steve Boomsma —- How often do you hear people say “that’s a great idea!” about things happening in Congress? …
By Ben Lange —- From the beginning, American society has been bound together by a generational compact in which each …
By Rod Blum —- If we check our political ideology at the door and look at the facts, the problem …
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