After listening to The Gazette’s Pints and Politics session about Iowa’s Bottle Bill, it was surprising to learn that $48 …
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After listening to The Gazette’s Pints and Politics session about Iowa’s Bottle Bill, it was surprising to learn that $48 …
Hate has many guises, but it has raised its ugly head in Iowa and bitten several Iowans. The result is …
Gov. Kim Reynolds at a recent rally, not yet a president herself, presented her contrast with President Joe Biden. Let’s …
There are some 15,000 Iowa hog confinements that, through the anaerobic digestion of hog waste which takes place in them, …
Iowans value strong public schools, and we recognize the hard work educators put in to ensure that our students are …
With gas prices at record highs a growing number of governors and state lawmakers, both Democrat and Republican, are considering …
Take a step toward responsible land stewardship by doing less yard work this spring. Omit chemical fertilizer and weed killers. …
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown the world what an unhinged and despicable person Vladimir Putin is. The shelling …
Two pictures accompanied the article “Iowa transgender girls banned from girls’ sports” in the March 4 edition of The Gazette. …
As a longtime sailboat owner who has kept a slip at Lake Macbride in Solon for 20 years, I can …
When I saw the picture of Gov. Kim Reynolds, surrounded by young women and girls, signing a bill that makes …
I prefer to keep church and state separate. But Gov. Kim Reynolds’ splashy signing of the transgender girls sports ban …
After reading Sharon Falduto’s disparaging remarks about the No. 1 Fox News Channel (“Sen. Grassley should consider his sources,“ March …
I appreciate that you say you will keep an open mind on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the …
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