Most of us make a mistake or two in our lifetimes. Former President Richard Nixon made several in 1969 and …
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Most of us make a mistake or two in our lifetimes. Former President Richard Nixon made several in 1969 and …
I have stage 4 prostate cancer. My main concern is to live comfortably with pain. To do this I must …
I am responding to an earlier letter by Richard Mason (‘Ferentz glory days have passed,” Sept. 10). I think Marc …
Since the Parkland tragedy on Feb. 14, the nation has been shocked and amazed by how young people across this …
Ultimately, our Founding Fathers decided against term limits and our Constitution was ratified without them. Those who stood against term …
The point of government is to not burden its citizens; to use tax dollars to help us get ahead and …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Revisiting the ‘Younkers” commercial, starring Kim Reynolds. The Branstad-Reynolds administration closed the two mental health facilities in Clarinda and Mount …
I was taken aback by the Sept. 6, article titled ‘Cedar Rapids proposes tax increases with 10-year plan to pay …
Residents of Marion, let’s not be railroaded into building a new library. I am a frequent patron of the Nancy …
I am writing to bring attention to the lack of voters, especially among ages 18 to 25, and am calling …
New leadership is needed in the aquatic department in Cedar Rapids, which has been the case for many years. The …
The U.S. and Iowa Constitutions have the grace to save our nation and the State. Federal representatives and judges, glued …
We heard Donald Trump’s campaign: ‘The forgotten men and women … will be forgotten no longer.” In West Virginia he …
While watching local TV coverage of the recent severe storms I was struck by the hypocrisy of the meteorologists who …
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