As I drove around Cedar Rapids recently, amid the impressive piles of snow – my mind turned toward spring. But, …
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As I drove around Cedar Rapids recently, amid the impressive piles of snow – my mind turned toward spring. But, …
Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst; please vote to convict and disqualify Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 attack …
It has taken Gov. Kim Reynolds about 10 months to wave her white flag when it comes to actively showing …
I feel the need to express my extreme frustration at the Tier 1B roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine administration …
Joe Biden won. He said he would not raise tax on income below $400,000. Wrong. Now he wants capital gains …
This is a response to a guest column sent in by Rich and Marion Patterson (‘Spending our stimulus,” Feb. 3). …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
As a longtime voting-integrity advocate, I am struck with the incongruity of the way recent elections have unfolded. Despite attempts …
No matter what we look like or who we vote for, most of us believe our elected leaders have a …
The following was written by my grandfather, Warren Kisner, as a letter to the editor of a newspaper in Northern …
Democrats won the White House! They won Congress! What got them there? What was the promise? The $2,000 checks! Now …
As an Iowan and a member of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, I am fed up with the obscene costs …
Mental health should be a top priority for Iowa legislators in the 2021 session. The first step is to educate …
The past few months I resisted writing a community letter to express some concerns. But it’s time to speak up. …
A week after the infamous Capitol takeover on Jan. 6, the U.S. House impeached Donald Trump for inciting insurrection. The …
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