I have written before to say I can’t make it all the way through one of Althea Cole’s columns, and …
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I have written before to say I can’t make it all the way through one of Althea Cole’s columns, and …
Thank you to Erin Jordan for her incisive reporting on the rampant growth of mega-dairies in Iowa, all thanks to …
Iowa voters went for Trump over Harris, 56% to 43%. Trump has promised to use the National Guard (and other …
Here is an open letter to all of the editorial letter writers, both political parties, in the past year who …
I was recently hospitalized with a serious infection. Many of the people who took care of me and helped me …
Let me see if I’ve got this right. Rep. Carter Nordman (R), chair of a powerful house committee with funding …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
There is a lot going on in our world right now. Honestly, local politics is very low on the list …
The election is over, but now there is so much work to do. On Nov. 11, 2018, the “War To …
I write today to express my thoughts on why a newspaper should refrain from endorsing political candidates, a stance I …
There are few readers or writers that voice their opinions to the editors to The Gazette so aptly and succinctly …
Thank you so much for your courage in these times to publish an endorsement of Kamala Harris. Recently, we saw …
Times are changing and we the people are educating ourselves. In the old days we didn’t really think about the …
Our hearts and souls are reeling. What comes after this election will be some deep misery, we fear, for most …
A common misconception people have about Iowa is there is nothing to do. While this may be the case, it …
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