Voters have an important decision to make in the upcoming city mayoral runoff election. I urge them to reject the …
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Voters have an important decision to make in the upcoming city mayoral runoff election. I urge them to reject the …
The Cedar Rapids mayoral forum on Nov. 16 was pretty quiet with safe answers. Near the end, the candidates were …
On Nov. 21 Althea Cole wrote a column asking for sympathy for those who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19. …
I read the column (“Share the wealth, rent your clothes,” Nov. 21) with interest since I had read about this …
For State Sen. Liz Mathis, the well-being of Iowans has always come first. Her 27-year career in journalism put her …
I continue to be disappointed but not surprised with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s lack of support for the infrastructure bill …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
I’ve voluntarily received all three of my COVID-19 inoculations, and with all due respect to those who exercise their right …
A letter by Dan Callahan on. Nov. 15 alluded to the “Constitutional Sheriffs” movement as an offshoot of a sovereign …
I attended Coe College from 1969 to 1973, and knew Dr. Darryl Banks for three of those years when we …
Iowa needs congressional representatives who are committed to constituents, not GOP leadership. Voting against constituents, U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and …
With each day that goes by, I’m becoming more and more frustrated by President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
I am writing in support of Amara Andrews for Mayor. As an active political specialist, I have met a number …
Tiffany O’Donnell will be a mayor for all of Cedar Rapids including our core neighborhoods, especially Time Check. In my …
Like so many Cedar Rapidians, after the derecho, I spent nine days in the dark, literally and figuratively. Darkness because …
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