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I can hardly believe what I am seeing on Sixth Street SW. To my chagrin, I have found the street …
Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks have taken opposite positions on the bill to establish a 10-member, bipartisan commission …
The time is right now for Johnson County Supervisors and Iowa City Council members to actually discuss with community members …
Congress should pass a law prohibiting actions such as are going on in Arizona in regard to the 2020 election. …
Have you ever noticed how some people in government make spending decisions as if it were their own money, studying …
Gov. Kim Reynolds has proudly signed a bill banning mask mandates (such at those at schools), boasting “I am proud …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Recently, I made a trip to a small town gas station. I wore my mask. Nobody said anything, but you …
In a recent op-ed, Iowa City Council member Susan Mims bashed fellow member Laura Bergus for suggesting that police abolition …
It’s no secret speeding and careless driving has become a major problem in Cedar Rapids and Marion, but how do …
Like 165 million visitors to my smartphone’s news service, we scrolled down to the fifth item today to see a …
The 2021 Iowa legislative session culminated with a ban on local and school mask mandates, passed in the final hours …
Our daughter, who grew up in Iowa and now lives in New York City, keeps asking me, “Dad, what’s happened …
Rural Iowa is in a unique position to lead the way on energy innovation. In addition to technology like wind …
Johnson County is electing a new county supervisor on June 8. There’s a lot of talk about the need for …
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