As of July 1, House File 802 will go into effect banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Signed …
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David Johnson Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1632d ago
As of July 1, House File 802 will go into effect banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Signed …
John Clayton Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1632d ago
A month ago, we signed up 34 farm acres into the Conservation Reserve Program, pending this Oct. 1. Well, that …
Palmer Holden
Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1632d ago
It’s shameful that the federal government will not defend our borders, and Arizona and Texas governors must request state patrol …
William Erickson
Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:58 pm1632d ago
After reading the article “Johnson County no longer named for slave owner” in the June 25 Gazette, I was compelled …
Charlotte Fairlie
Opinion Jun. 30, 2021 4:48 pm1634d ago
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit has been increased, and millions of families will receive half …
Paul Deaton
Opinion Jun. 29, 2021 1:55 pm1635d ago
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks sounds like she’s having trouble dealing with a narrow win in her 2020 election. On June …
Opinion Jun. 28, 2021 6:00 am1636d ago
Have we succumbed to a “new normal” for our sick planet? We have done that before when we faced the …
Opinion Jun. 28, 2021 5:00 am1636d ago
Pope Francis says he welcomes criticism from America. The newly appointed bishop of Joe Biden’s diocese in Delaware doesn’t know …
Opinion Jun. 27, 2021 7:15 pm1637d ago
As a cyclist, I regularly see reasons motorists don’t like us. Too many cyclists either have no idea about the …
Opinion Jun. 27, 2021 6:45 pm1637d ago
I was dismayed to read Todd Dorman’s May 30 piece regarding the criticism of his column. The opinion section of …
Opinion Jun. 27, 2021 6:30 am1637d ago
Iowa Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, voted to make it harder for Americans to vote. The procedural test …
Opinion Jun. 27, 2021 6:15 am1637d ago
The Republican Party is the party of Lincoln, our great president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Gov. Robert Ray was …
Opinion Jun. 27, 2021 6:00 am1637d ago
Currently police officers are being identified by many as “bad guys,” so it’s time to take a look at just …
Opinion Jun. 26, 2021 6:00 am1638d ago
Our neighbor, Illinois, is planning to transition to zero carbon electricity generation. It is approaching it in a rational, scientific …
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