I know a lot of Democrats. Not just in Iowa. I haven’t heard one, ever, say they wanted to eliminate …
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Jo Ann McNiel Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:15 pm1583d ago
I know a lot of Democrats. Not just in Iowa. I haven’t heard one, ever, say they wanted to eliminate …
Rachel Vipond Opinion May. 14, 2021 1:16 pm1583d ago
I spent last weekend hiking Iowa trails and dreaming of a future where anyone can access the joy I find …
Arleigh Clemens
Opinion May. 13, 2021 1:51 pm1584d ago
In the November 2020 general election Phil Hemingway ran for an open seat on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. …
Chris Rolwes
Opinion May. 12, 2021 1:03 pm1585d ago
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson backed a move this week to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership role in the …
Wally Taylor
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:19 pm1590d ago
Republicans want to paint President Biden’s American Jobs Plan as just an infrastructure bill. And they want to define infrastructure …
Jared Kline
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:17 pm1590d ago
As I write this, around 60 percent of the U.S. is in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. According …
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Norman and Donna Barnes
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:13 pm1590d ago
In 1974, a traumatized 13-year-old stepped over our threshold. He had few teeth, didn’t hear well and spoke little English. …
Donna Myers
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:12 pm1590d ago
How shameful it is that the new housing law, Senate File 252, signed into law recently by Gov. Reynolds amounts …
Duane Eldred
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:11 pm1590d ago
Citizens of Iowa, I would like to know where this bonus money is coming from that our governor is passing …
Alice Dahle
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:10 pm1590d ago
Thanks to Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley for supporting Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill intended to reduce sexual assault in …
Marcelina Ceniceros
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:10 pm1590d ago
In response to President Joe Biden’s new economic recovery proposal, I’m pleased he’s included resources to increase the supply of …
Johanna and Terry Abernathy
Opinion May. 5, 2021 1:35 pm1592d ago
Robert and Judy Boyd deserve a standing ovation for their insightful April 25 letter about the university’s decision to eliminate …
Curt Zingula
Opinion May. 4, 2021 3:06 pm1593d ago
Todd Dorman’s May 1 column (“Puddle police are coming”) for The Gazette ridiculed farmers and the Iowa Farm Bureau for …
Mike Gary and Craig Adamson
Opinion May. 3, 2021 3:32 pm1594d ago
The Iowa House and Senate both recently passed the Senior Financial Fraud and Exploitation Prevention bill with the help of …
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