Three Republican legislators recently held a public forum in Monticello where they discussed the Iowa teacher shortage. Their “solution” is …
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Three Republican legislators recently held a public forum in Monticello where they discussed the Iowa teacher shortage. Their “solution” is …
We need photo laser speed enforcement to help protect our blossoming rural communities. Automated traffic enforcement in a hand-held and …
I just read Joe Murphy’s Guest column in The Gazette (“Modernized tax system will make Iowa competitive,” Feb. 2) and …
In her editorial column (“Iowa parents deserve a choice,” Jan. 26), Patricia Patnode used her platform to misrepresent “school choice” …
On Jan. 27 guest columnist, Nicholas Johnson, (“’Freedom’ is not free. Others are paying for it”) poses a question of …
Sixteen current Republican senators have previously voted for reauthorizations of the Voting Rights Act, but they now refuse to support …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Thank you to The Cedar Rapids Gazette for continuing to churn out a daily paper. In these days of continued …
COVID-19 has hit Iowa’s child care industry very hard. Centers have closed. Infected providers stopped working. Workforce shortages and increase …
As a citizen of Strawberry Point since 1974 and an employee of the Starmont school system until my retirement three …
Could there be a relationship between tax cuts for the wealthy and for corporations, and the amount of money that …
Fourteen years ago after my wife and I retired from our jobs in Michigan, we decided to move closer to …
Jan. 22 marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and the constitutional right it established is under attack like …
Kudos to the state of Iowa and to The Gazette for elevating child care and its effect on the economy. …
A New Year means many things to us; the start of a new fitness plan, a plan to save for …
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