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As I ponder my seven decades of life on the cusp of a new year just days away I feel …
President-Elect Donald Trump’s nightly tweeting appears to have stirred up fascination around the world. It must leave people agog that …
A great many questions remain to be seen regarding Donald Trump as president and leader. He could have stunning success …
The Dec. 19 Gazette devotes half of page 3 to a story from the Washington Post ‘Study: Roads carving up …
There have been 44 transfers of power in the United States and we have been admired for this tradition by …
How many years does the golf division need to go in the red before those who make the decisions and …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Should city golf courses be expected to break even or make money? They are running at about a 5 percent …
Regarding the Dec. 22 story ‘Side effects loom if Iowa OKs traffic camera ban”: It seems politically correct people have …
In a letter to The Gazette on Dec. 19 (‘Election was fair and honest”), James Schmitz argues that the federal …
Attention must be given to the reported 382 vehicle deaths in Iowa. The legal and moral issues in operating a …
Regarding Richard Hileman’s Dec. 11 guest column ‘Myths and facts about the Electoral College”: Hileman asserts that the most pervasive …
How do you feel about Donald Trump’s nominee for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency? I am concerned. Scott …
The president-elect, I believe in a calculated move, took a call from the president of Taiwan, breaking with four decades …
The prospect of Iowa’s long term governor becoming China’s ambassador seems reminiscent of the little prayer from Fiddler on the …
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