The recent Cedar Rapids City Council decision to give City Manager Jeff Pomeranz and his staff a raise and bonus …
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The recent Cedar Rapids City Council decision to give City Manager Jeff Pomeranz and his staff a raise and bonus …
A quote from Cicero; ‘A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.” …
Recently, Duke University law professor Jedediah Purdy wrote about the ‘energy of life” that enabled Henry David Thoreau to make …
The songs and prayers of Christmastime are beautiful, but they can mask rather than illuminate reality. The reality is that …
There has been considerable attention paid to credit unions and their not-for-profit status. Bankers say it is unfair for consumers …
Regarding John Braumann’s Dec. 18 letter ‘Time for Iowa to protect mountain lions”: What are you thinking? Do you hunt …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Nate Willems recently chose to criticize Adam Sullivan’s work as a Gazette columnist (‘Reader shares thoughts about columnist,” Dec. 6). …
So, the other day I get a letter from the Municipal Collections of America. Well, four actually, inviting me to …
I read John Sorensen’s Nov. 29 guest column ‘Tax reform: A chance to get it right” and couldn’t help but …
Just a few years ago the people involved with building the Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa convinced the mayor and City …
There are remnants of green grass on our lawns. When we were children, people would question the stability of anybody …
Sen. Joni Ernst, more than anyone, should know how disgraceful it is for the GOP to try and discredit a …
The Republican tax plan is complicated. Figuring out who benefits and who does not can be problematic. Here is a …
The Dec. 11 Gazette featured a large ad recognizing Congressman Rod Blum’s supposed advocacy for supporting Medicare for seniors. Ironically, …
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