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Growing up in the Iowa City area gave me an appreciation for brick and mortar testaments to education in the …
It is with a grateful heart I thank the citizens of Cedar Rapids who voted once again to give me …
What does Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gain by supporting the law requiring abortion to be illegal after six weeks? Does …
On Nov. 20, Sondra Nelson and Clark Weaver will attend their final meeting as School Board Directors of the Linn-Mar …
There’s an astonishing scene in Thomas Hardy’s “Far from the Madding Crowd” which, for those who are not sanguine about …
Not so long ago then-President Donald Trump met with Kim Jong Un. After this meeting, he announced his success in …
Let’s pretend the unprovoked Oct. 7 attacks on Israel never happened. That Israelis should just lump their losses of 1400 …
This Thanksgiving, when our family sits down at the table, we will be thankful for the 150 children, older students …
Monday’s Gazette (Nov. 6) had a thrilling story about how to tip. How to tip? Surely you can do better …
In Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ weekly newsletter Nov. 5 she included a photo of herself with Paul Bishop, president and CEO …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s Oct. 31 Gazette op-ed “USDA is standing up for American producers” responded to my Oct. 22 …
Although I agree and disagree with the opinions of Althea Cole and Tpdd Dorman on a regular basis (it varies …
Nov. 11 is a day set aside to honor America’s veterans who, beginning with the Revolutionary War and winning our …
I voted for the Cedar Rapids Schools bond issue. I have supported school bond issues in the past because I …
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