So, I voted in the recent Johnson County Supervisor election under the mandated protocols, which have virtually nothing to do …
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Opinion Jun. 25, 2021 2:18 pm1639d ago
So, I voted in the recent Johnson County Supervisor election under the mandated protocols, which have virtually nothing to do …
Opinion Jun. 25, 2021 2:18 pm1639d ago
Now those who remain in the Republican Party are all upset that Critical Race Theory might be revealed through the …
Opinion Jun. 25, 2021 2:14 pm1639d ago
The editorial page of the June 22 Gazette featured a political cartoon with Chief Black Hawk on one side and …
Letters to the Editor Jul. 6, 2021 11:10 am1628d ago
The political right likes to criticize “snowflakes,” — often college students — who might take offense at what they perceive …
Pat Bowen
Opinion Jun. 22, 2021 3:41 pm1642d ago
We are at a pivotal crossroads in our country. We all want and deserve the freedom to vote in a …
Jim Berger
Letters to the Editor Jul. 6, 2021 11:11 am1628d ago
If president Joe Biden isn’t worthy enough to receive communion than neither is this lifelong Catholic. It’s interesting to see …
Benny Pierce and Jack Pedron
Opinion Jun. 21, 2021 12:19 pm1643d ago
Racism is a huge worldwide topic that many people don’t believe in, even after the events that occurred last year. …
Molly Jordan
Opinion Jun. 21, 2021 12:19 pm1643d ago
This article has me absolutely fuming (“Data shows ‘alarming’ disparity for Black students in Cedar Rapids,” June 15)! To put …
Ken Thimmesch
Opinion Jun. 21, 2021 12:18 pm1643d ago
Somebody in the federal government dislikes the sexual identity of a woman so much that it was changed to “Birthing …
David Duer
Opinion Jun. 21, 2021 12:18 pm1643d ago
In the past two-year term ending this month, the Cedar Rapids Community School District spent nearly $2 million for the …
Kathy Hendricksmeyer
Opinion Jun. 21, 2021 12:17 pm1643d ago
So, Gov. Kim Reynolds, you’re going to use pandemic funds to brag about all Iowa has to offer? Really? Are …
Kevin Scharpf
Opinion Jun. 17, 2021 2:04 pm1647d ago
For the one in eight kids who may face hunger today in Iowa, summer is usually the hungriest time of …
William Mulcahey
Opinion Jun. 16, 2021 3:13 pm1648d ago
“Stupid is as stupid does,” says Forrest Gump, to which we can add “Heartless is as heartless does.” I do …
James McNeill lll
Opinion Jun. 15, 2021 4:16 pm1649d ago
Recently, Gov. Kim Reynolds called for an investigation into news that refugee children were transported to Iowa and placed with …
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