In 2016, candidate Donald Trump promised to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard to ensure ethanol made from U.S. grains has …
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In 2016, candidate Donald Trump promised to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard to ensure ethanol made from U.S. grains has …
The Affordable Care Act provides health care for thousands of Iowans. If it is repealed, devastation would occur for those …
I am outraged by the treatment of Phil Hemingway by members of the Iowa City school board. He has been …
I was first elected to the Iowa Legislature back in 1978 when I was still in my late 20s. I …
I have what I feel is a simple solution to the Modern Piping and University of Iowa Health Care situation. …
Recently President Donald Trump spoke in Las Vegas to the Republican Jewish Coalition. News reports indicate he was given an …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Just when I thought men had learned to accept that women are able to do a job in a so-called …
For the buckets of money spent on appeasing bicyclists around Cedar Rapids, I personally think it’s time they anted up. …
Outrageous proposals and endorsements by presidential wannabes continue to widen the umbrella of one party and baffle the brains of …
I have enjoyed and appreciated community trails for walkers and bikers. Safety signs at trail entrances call for bikers to …
Immigration and false asylum claims at U.S. borders are an attempt to bypass applications for legal green card quotas at …
Iowans who have a felony conviction are not eligible to vote. We have heard that statement so many times we …
Dave Loebsack has decided to retire from Congress. Now it’s announced the 2nd Congressional District is in danger of being …
Not just that I was born here. Being an American carries a larger meaning than the simple accident of birth. …
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