On Aug. 10, one year after the derecho inflicted $11 billion dollars in damages, Iowa’s junior Sen. Joni Ernst voted …
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Stephen Kemble Opinion Aug. 15, 2021 4:30 am1588d ago
On Aug. 10, one year after the derecho inflicted $11 billion dollars in damages, Iowa’s junior Sen. Joni Ernst voted …
Kelly McMahon Opinion Aug. 14, 2021 6:30 am1589d ago
The city of Cedar Rapids is at a turning point. We need elected leaders who understand the interconnectedness of each …
Dr. Jeremy Whitaker
Opinion Aug. 13, 2021 9:07 am1590d ago
Parents, as you start buying school supplies for your teenager, be sure to add the COVID-19 vaccine in your return-to-school …
Leon Schindler
Opinion Aug. 12, 2021 5:00 am1591d ago
I had two bad encounters with a young man on a VEO scooter downtown recently. The first was when he …
Andrew Kelley
Opinion Aug. 10, 2021 4:28 pm1593d ago
“These are unprecedented times, and the state of Iowa will do whatever is necessary to address this public health disaster,” …
Jerry Chilton
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:49 pm1597d ago
Reading Adam Sullivan’s column of July 25, “Are Iowa Democrats tired of losing yet?,” you might wonder, “Why elect any …
Karl Knutson
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:47 pm1597d ago
Congratulations to Gazette photojournalist Rebecca F. Miller for capturing the winning run for Marion High School over Dubuque Wahlert in …
Scott Byram
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:41 pm1597d ago
I feel that I have to make a suggestion/correction regarding your headline in the Aug. 1 Gazette. You said “CDC …
Dale Fitzgibbons
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:40 pm1597d ago
Recent letters on the Insight page decry a new Iowa law that bans the teaching of Critical Race Theory in …
Jim Berger
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:39 pm1597d ago
I am ashamed of our Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. Recently, she stood behind House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy during a press …
Jim Walters
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:39 pm1597d ago
Remember when Republicans alleged that the Affordable Care Act (or any government health care) would bring about the imposition of …
Michael Fritz
Opinion Aug. 5, 2021 12:29 pm1598d ago
Governor, you claim you have not seen the data about the number of COVID cases in Iowa. Here they are: …
Elizabeth Kohout
Opinion Aug. 4, 2021 2:03 pm1599d ago
I read an Aug. 2 article about people in Missouri who are disguising themselves when they get the COVID vaccine …
Rich Patterson
Opinion Aug. 4, 2021 2:04 pm1599d ago
I was amused to spot a sign that said “No Industrial Solar” placed near a cornfield north of Cedar Rapids. …
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