With the 2010 Legislature in session comes the threat that the anti-right-to-work bill, “fair share,” could be passed. Without right …
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With the 2010 Legislature in session comes the threat that the anti-right-to-work bill, “fair share,” could be passed. Without right …
Gun rights advocates claim that people who get permits to carry concealed weapons in public places are “law-abiding, upstanding community …
I really don’t understand which category project labor agreements (PLAs) fall into – a form of discrimination or corruption within …
Leonard Pitts’ Jan. 31 column, “Breeding nothing but contempt for the nation’s poor,” reminds me of the Billy Miller affair. …
The Iowa City Council is scheduled to hold hearings March 22 on the possibility of eliminating fluoride from the city …
The headline in the Feb. 3 Gazette stated that the old packinghouse debris has “No apparent threat.” If so, why …
In the Opinion Section on Jan. 31 was a guest column titled “Overdraft protection saves hassle, embarrassment,” which cited that …
Judging by public opinion, if a vote were taken today about term limits for U.S. Congress, my guess is it …
What a wonderful idea of Don Novak (in Feb. 6 letter by Karen Boeding) to have a memorial park and …
The news tends to chill us with accounts of the loss of human life in Haiti, but it also thrills …
The Jan. 27 Iowa Farm Bureau periodical, Spokesman, includes an article titled “Proactive animal care effort offers lessons for all,” …
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, threw out nearly a hundred years of legislation designed to control corporate …
I wonder how many Americans watched President Barack Obama talk with the Republicans at their retreat. The TV networks would …
The voting public in the United States is evenly divided. About 40 percent Democrat and 40 percent Republican. The true …
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