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Our country’s founders understood the importance of separating the powers of our government’s three branches. Hence, our Constitution placed the …
Nearly 20 years ago, fearing that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which he would use against the U.S. …
Why in the world would The Gazette want to have an out-of-town company print the newspaper? It’s sad to see. …
What do you fear? That’s my question for Republican state legislators who passed new voter laws this year. What do …
Seen on C-SPAN, Sen. Joni Ernst complaining about inflation. Joni, in Iowa it is Republicans in charge, not Democrats. Does …
Maybe Gov. Kim Reynolds should have sent the State Patrol officers to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. That was …
Summer vacations when I was a kid meant Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake. The Iowa Great Lakes were only a …
Despite the anodyne headline (“Grassley, 87, shows voters he’s keeping up,” July 12), Sen. Chuck Grassley is not in fact …
With the action by various governors signing laws redefining election laws — just exactly who is deprived of their right …
Under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Iowa families like mine will see monthly Child Tax Credit payments beginning in July …
In response to the article, “FBI: Hate Crimes jump in Iowa and Nebraska,” page 4A, July 10, from the Associated …
Adam Sullivan in his column of July 4 refers to Iowa citizens living in old fuddy duddy communities; those who …
I see in The Gazette that Cedar Rapids and Linn County are looking for ways to spend $72 million dollars …
I appreciate the Iowa City Community School District seeking public input for “Portrait of a Graduate,” the initiative to update …
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