Often elderly men can’t recognize when it is time to give up driving and it is up to relatives to …
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Often elderly men can’t recognize when it is time to give up driving and it is up to relatives to …
I love to swim. I have been using the Iowa City pools for decades. My children spent many afternoons at …
Highlights of Iowa City’s “Recreation Master Plan” include removing the Robert A. Lee (RAL) pool, adding an $8 million to …
There is an important piece of information missing when discussing the disparity in arrests in the schools by the police: …
In two months, my only grandchild will start kindergarten. The thought that some deranged loser could legally buy a military-style …
Nineteen Uvalde, Tex., children were assaulted by an 18-year-old who used a military-style assault weapon. Two children were “decapitated,“ their …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
It’s now a rush for city, state and federal governments to spend millions and even billions of dollars for new …
Although everyone would like to see the senseless, horrific gun violence in schools stopped, thus far we have been unable …
We live in a nation that does not appreciate silence. So many of the charlatans that hold our democracy hostage …
Union strong isn’t just a bumper sticker, it’s a way of life. Most Iowans believe when workers have a seat …
Regarding the recent guest column praising Iowa’s new income flat tax rate, the economic “trickle-down theory” premise is false. In …
I just heard Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana justify the continued sale of …
I live along Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. On occasion I drive on Highway 100 and see that there were …
I think our country’s leaders and citizens need to think differently about solving the problem with gun violence. The mantra …
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