As Clear Creek’s head baseball coach and athletic director in the 1980s, I’d like to congratulate the players and coaches …
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As Clear Creek’s head baseball coach and athletic director in the 1980s, I’d like to congratulate the players and coaches …
About three-and-a-half years into our new experiment I do not see any light at the end of the tunnel. I …
Our politicians in Congress are like squabbling children on a playground. I have a simple solution to solve that problem …
According to the CDC the US hit a new peak in overdose deaths in 2019. Iowa also saw an increase …
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst ends a current ad with the announcement ‘Mother. Soldier. Leader.” Strong words. But why would a …
Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek is running this fall for the Iowa House in District 73. Lonny is not just …
The number of abortions last year in Iowa was up 8 percent over the previous year, the first increase we’ve …
I am a former school administrator, college teacher, and former county supervisor in northeast Iowa. I am pleased that Christian …
I was surprised to read in Wednesday’s Gazette that Cedar Rapids lacks a mini golf course. As the owner of …
As a small business owner and cancer survivor, I rely on Obamacare for affordable health care coverage and the assurance …
With dismay I watched riots and cities burn during lockdown rapid ‘re-openings” without social distancing, justified for ‘public health.” With …
I read in the July 10 Gazette that the University of Iowa is spending $1 million to remove the spray …
Some people are upset at the spectacle of unidentified paramilitary forces assailing and whisking away peaceful demonstrators on city streets …
The coronavirus pandemic has created a chaotic environment for most of us. We need simplification. We need hope. There is …
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