By Chuck Isenhart —- Recently, I participated in a meeting with fellow legislators from around the country involved in the …
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By Chuck Isenhart —- Recently, I participated in a meeting with fellow legislators from around the country involved in the …
By Karl Cassell —- Though I was a member of the panel representing the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, my …
By Harold Meyerson — A heretical idea has entered the national discourse: Maybe some other nations handle their economies better …
By Edwin Feulner —– Can the federal government’s spending spree last forever? Of course not. Even when economic growth is …
By Bob Watson —- With most of Iowa’s livestock now being raised in factorylike, industrial settings, rural residents and rural …
By Michael Judge —- Few familiar with the case were surprised last month when a federal judge in Tucson found …
By Michelle Marine — In 2006, our family moved to my husband’s hometown of Wilton in Muscatine County. We chose …
By Laurie Johns —- One day, perhaps, I’ll spring out of bed five minutes before my alarm clock, fully rested …
By Jamie Kelly —- After the June 4 forum at St. Paul’s on racial profiling, it’s clear something needs to …
By Dr. Mark Valliere and Sherrie Justice —- The Obama administration recently announced a broad initiative to reduce medical errors. …
By Dean Lerner —- Kudos to Gazette reporter Erin Jordan for informing readers about hospital “never events” (April 29), commonly …
By Norman Luxenburg —– It is the huge rise in the federal debt in relation to the gross domestic product …
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