I want to congratulate U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Reps. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., and …
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I want to congratulate U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Reps. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., and …
It’s that time of year when new statistics abound, and some aren’t good. This one has to do with speeding. …
Two Linn County Supervisors recently voted to allow fireworks for two periods of time during the year. Do they have …
I believe I am qualified to write about high school curriculum because I am a student in my third year …
I am distressed by the rhetoric in the aftermath of the Mueller report revelation. The stance of not initiating impeachment …
Donald Trump belongs to the world of the rich and famous. He thinks he is above the law. As president, …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
What do the following have in common: public schools, Social Security, Veterans Administration, the military, and public roads. They’re founded …
‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is a famous quote of George Santayana, a poet, …
Recently, I had the privilege of going on the 35th Eastern Iowa Honor Flight. It was a once in a …
John Earnest, 19 and ‘white,” was held after his deadly shooting at a Californian synagogue. However, he is also thought …
A recent letter, ‘Democrats’ denial of Republican motion is telling,” is misleading. Its writer notes Iowa’s Democratic members of Congress …
I became so wrapped up in federal elections and candidates that I nearly forgot local elections are in November – …
How unfortunate for the young people of Iowa that Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republican Legislature refused to fund the …
I’m an old woman who had all the usual childhood diseases, long before vaccines for measles came along. I was …
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