I’m a COVID survivor – I contracted the virus five months after it arrived. We shut down, masked up and …
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I’m a COVID survivor – I contracted the virus five months after it arrived. We shut down, masked up and …
I was a Republican for more than 30 years. I was shocked when Donald Trump became the party nominee in …
My heart goes out to Joe Powelka author of the Oct. 24 guest column ‘What are the costs of COVID …
I want to second the guest column written by Leslie Carpenter (‘A system in crisis” Oct. 25) regarding acute and …
In 1980 I made a mistake and voted for a third-party candidate. I was naive and too idealistic. The 10 …
It has been estimated Theresa Greenfield’s campaign war chest was nearly $50 million. I don’t think that kind of money …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
People ask me, ‘Richard, why should I vote in this year’s election? My vote won’t matter.” They also ask me …
Our voting process is sacred. As a poll watcher for years, I have watched Iowans line up and solemnly cast …
During the debates, President Donald Trump followed a formula when answering COVID questions. First, he claims 2.2 million Americans would …
Dear Gazette, you have lost any morsel of integrity you may have had for neutrality in reporting political news. One …
Something precious is ebbing away under this administration and will be lost forever if allowed to continue. This election is …
I was watching White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on TV last Sunday essentially saying they have given up …
From gutting workers’ and women’s health rights to causing unnecessary American deaths, the GOP has damaged this country and this …
We had the privilege on Oct 25 of hosting U.S. Senate candidate Teresa Greenfield at our farm to view the …
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