From the most recent study from the Yale Program on Climate Communication and the George Mason Center for Climate Change …
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From the most recent study from the Yale Program on Climate Communication and the George Mason Center for Climate Change …
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In the media coverage resulting from Sen. Joni Ernst’s, “we are all going to die,” comment, another of her equally …
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I was so inspired by the No Kings Rally in Cedar Rapids. It was attended by 1,000’s of people, who …
Mike Hayes
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I am not sure if it’s funny or sad that so many across the country participated in the “No Kings” …
Thomas Tjelmeland
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I’m writing to express my disappointment with your recent coverage of two very different events — and the obvious imbalance …
Hugh Espey
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Trump’s “trumped up” military parade went over like a lead balloon. It was pitiful. Small crowd, no excitement, no grand spectacle. Not much …
Bruce Drummond
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Have you ever said something you wish you had never said? You must wonder how Joni Ernst feels about dropping …
Paul Deaton
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In defending her vote for the reconciliation bill working its way through the Congress, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks wrote in her …
Steve St. Clair
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Like most Iowans, you probably have very little tolerance for politicians who use their positions to enrich themselves. So you’ve …
Herman Lenz
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Highway safety organizations have been trying to get a “speed limiting governor” requirement in heavy trucks to reduce their involvement …
Shelton Stromquist
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The Board of Regents, in its latest Policy Proposal (Chapter 3.23), is demonstrating how little respect it has for students …
Ed Flaherty
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On May 22, two of my friends, Kathy Kelly and Mike Ferner, along with four others, began a 40-day fast …
Adam Cooper
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The premise of a recent Gazette editorial is that there is lower social acceptance for transgender people than for the …
Ann Klees
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Back in the 1970s, the Republican Party touted local control. Over time, the Republican Party has switched to a “one …
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