What do you fear? That’s my question for Republican state legislators who passed new voter laws this year. What do …
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Janice Weiner Opinion Jul. 16, 2021 3:01 pm1520d ago
What do you fear? That’s my question for Republican state legislators who passed new voter laws this year. What do …
Dennis A. Benda Opinion Jul. 16, 2021 3:01 pm1520d ago
Seen on C-SPAN, Sen. Joni Ernst complaining about inflation. Joni, in Iowa it is Republicans in charge, not Democrats. Does …
Otto Claassen
Opinion Jul. 16, 2021 3:02 pm1520d ago
Maybe Gov. Kim Reynolds should have sent the State Patrol officers to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. That was …
Joe Snell
Opinion Jul. 16, 2021 3:00 pm1520d ago
Summer vacations when I was a kid meant Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake. The Iowa Great Lakes were only a …
Mike Schluckebier
Opinion Jul. 16, 2021 3:00 pm1520d ago
Despite the anodyne headline (“Grassley, 87, shows voters he’s keeping up,” July 12), Sen. Chuck Grassley is not in fact …
John Stiegelmeyer
Opinion Jul. 15, 2021 9:14 pm1520d ago
With the action by various governors signing laws redefining election laws — just exactly who is deprived of their right …
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Amy Adams
Opinion Jul. 14, 2021 3:43 pm1522d ago
Under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Iowa families like mine will see monthly Child Tax Credit payments beginning in July …
Kevin Ciha
Opinion Jul. 13, 2021 6:46 pm1523d ago
In response to the article, “FBI: Hate Crimes jump in Iowa and Nebraska,” page 4A, July 10, from the Associated …
Lee Robinson
Opinion Jul. 13, 2021 9:59 am1523d ago
Adam Sullivan in his column of July 4 refers to Iowa citizens living in old fuddy duddy communities; those who …
Kelly Neff
Opinion Jul. 13, 2021 9:58 am1523d ago
I see in The Gazette that Cedar Rapids and Linn County are looking for ways to spend $72 million dollars …
Mike Streb
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:40 pm1527d ago
I appreciate the Iowa City Community School District seeking public input for “Portrait of a Graduate,” the initiative to update …
Sonia Ettinger
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:40 pm1527d ago
Recently in The Gazette the Associated Press reported that Des Moines is considering digging wells to find cleaner water than …
Richard Jacobson
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:40 pm1527d ago
Here are 10 Democratic clay pigeons. Embrace of critical race theory at the national and local levels … Defund the …
John Carver
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:39 pm1527d ago
What is NIL? An affliction? Maybe the news has told you and if it hasn’t, read it here. NIL is …
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