Congress seems to be falling into the familiar trap of separating public policy issues into manageable sound bite chunks. Now …
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Congress seems to be falling into the familiar trap of separating public policy issues into manageable sound bite chunks. Now …
Recent letters to The Gazette called for term limits. Bad idea! If you think politicians are pulling shenanigans now, wait …
Our government is in dire financial shape, yet Republicans refused to go along with a bipartisan commission to cut the …
In their Feb. 14 column, “Iowa must get its energy act together,” Michael Knotek and Robert Gitchell call upon the …
Apparently, one of Cedar Rapids best-kept secrets is a place and program called the aquatic center. This fine facility is …
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and current Vice President Joe Biden recently sparred about the issue of national security. Cheney …
I am concerned about what former Gov. Terry Branstad recently told the people of Iowa. He said that when he …
Regarding Tuesday’s Gazette, the picture of the billboard with a “don’t do drugs” message in Spanish: If they live in …
To the gentleman who wants to sell the bridge across Prairie Creek in Fairfax: I suggest he watch the light …
A Feb. 11 writer, who has a long history of anti-gun activism, quoted questionable statistics disseminated by the Violence Policy …
Two years ago, I was eastbound on I-80 by West Branch when my company van hit some black ice, went …
Even before the earthquake, Haiti was a failed state; a real basket case. Overpopulated by millions, an environmental disaster, rampant …
How can the crowd in Des Moines, the ones we sent there to represent us, think of taking $50 million …
In searching for a site for the new city public library, a proposal to tear down the existing landmark buildings …
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