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Republican representative John Wills from Spirit Lake stated in a recent article in The Gazette his concern about the values …
Thanks to Vanessa Miller for her excellent Jan. 19 article, “Wide gap revealed as nurses push for raises.” Iowans need …
Here we go, with just another example of why the Republican Party is currently loaded with hypocrisy and downright pathetic …
When the elite Democrats know there is real bad news coming, they make a sudden push for law and order. …
America is noted for its diverse sources of education. Because there are public and private schools with a variety of …
I have to apologize to my Republican friends here in Iowa who’ve been complaining over the last seven years about …
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Gov. Reynolds and her compatriots in the Legislature have come up with a plan they say will improve both public …
I just wanted to say that I appreciate the information that Mr. Covington gave us (Jan. 11, “Whose priorities for …
I totally agree with The Gazette Saturday guest column by Norman Sherman. Would the state be so willing to support …
The Iowa legislature is considering school choice legislation that would provide opportunities for more students to attend private schools. If …
Finally, we’re going to get rid of public education. We don’t need to have everyone educated, only the elite. We …
In her Jan. 15 column, Althea Cole asks us to consider that public dollars already flow to private entities. And …
Public schools in Iowa serve anyone living in their districts, regardless of skill level or background. They provide programs for …
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a history professor at the University of Edinburgh stated: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; …
