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First they came for the people with the dirty license plates, but I did not say anything because I did …
Is Voter ID good for Iowans? I do not think this is something we need. We have been voting in …
For years, working-class communities across Iowa fought hard, pushing local governments to lead where state government has failed us, recently …
The expression ‘Ugly American” had mostly faded into history except occasionally when a sports person behaves badly in another country …
I read the informative guest opinion by Caleb Gates (‘System to admit newcomers already extreme, onerous,” Feb. 26). It was …
In the Feb. 26 Gazette there were two letters telling us to not judge President Donald Trump and give him …
The Marion library project as Todd Dorman summarized it in The Gazette stated all the reasons why the project is …
Two separate bills in the Iowa Legislature are focused on bringing back the death penalty. It has been over 50 …
While my wife and I were in the waiting room at our dermatologist in Cedar Rapids on Feb. 21, a …
Tim Dohrmann in his Feb. 26 letter (‘Give President Trump a chance to heal nation”) argues that he never wrote …
In response to Gary Ellis’ advice that I grow up and accept the officeholder as my president, I’d like to …
Well-planned bicycle lanes are not ‘additional frills’ of a transportation network, but rather a vital component for enhancing community mobility. …
Recently in The Huffington Post, Tim Elmore reported that, ‘According to Joan McVittie, president of the Association of School and …
I couldn’t agree more with the article on the proposed gun law changes (‘Don’t fast-track sweeping gun law changes,” Feb. …
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