Jan. 21. Mark this date on your calendar. This will be remembered as the day democracy died. Or maybe not. …
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Jan. 21. Mark this date on your calendar. This will be remembered as the day democracy died. Or maybe not. …
Thank you for the excellent write-up by Diana Nollen in the Jan. 17 Gazette featuring the bluegrass group Bearfoot. Because …
Wow, do I feel better now. The legislators passed a monumental bill on Jan. 20 – no more free coffee, …
Regarding Dan Skogen’s Jan. 18 letter: Are you generalizing when you say, “The ELCA has rejected God’s word and its …
Cindy McCain, the second wife of Sen. John McCain, has posed for an ad endorsing pro-gay marriage forces in California. …
Soon our legislators in Des Moines will have the Iowa Right to Carry reform bill in front of them. I …
Cost of each incremental new car sold as a result of “Cash for Clunkers”: $24,000. Cost per new job created …
President Barack Obama’s new proposals on the size and activities of banks will ensure the safety of the system everyone …
I was amazed at the statements in a Jan. 20 letter regarding the flood buyouts (“110 percent payments make no …
The voters of Massachusetts have spoken, and the latest revolution has begun. To thank them, send an e-mail to the …
I watched the Massachusetts election and have to say voters in this country confuse me. To get change, we vote …
This might be a good time to think about Cedar Rapids’ move to the large Curby carts, which will allow …
Right-wing pundits say the results of the Massachusetts election mean voters are angry at President Barack Obama. I’m angry, too, …
Finally, President Obama has succeeded in something that might lead to the salvation of our country: getting the attention of …
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