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I have been a state employee for 6 ½ years. For five years I was employed at the Mount Pleasant …
Essential democratic liberties and institutions are being threatened by words, actions and new legislation in Washington and statehouses nationwide. Our …
As I’ve listened to the debate and media coverage around collective bargaining, I‘ve heard a lot of lobbyists support the …
As a lifelong Iowan, and as the daughter, granddaughter, and sister of teachers, I am strongly opposed to the legislative …
How ironic! The front page of the Feb. 14 Gazette bemoans a shortage of substitute teachers (‘Wanted: More substitute teachers”). …
Take a moment to thank a public school teacher in the ensuing days. Thank them for continuing to face the …
As Congress is creating a new Affordable Care Act, I would like to know if our elected representatives and their …
Recent initiatives by our federal and state governments bring to mind Martin Niemoller. During World War I he was a …
I simply want to say to our president: Mr. Trump, thank you for all you are doing in bringing this …
The Iowa Senate has passed File 2 to eliminate the family planning program that helps support Planned Parenthood. Final enactment …
Newly elected Republican majorities in Washington and in Iowa got their jobs by promising to help hard working, middle class …
It is a certainty that we will have a voter ID law in Iowa very soon. The League of Women …
There seem to be several things wrong with the recent silencing of Elizabeth Warren on the Senate floor. One comment …
President Donald Trump, elected by Vladimir Putin, Russian hacking, money and influence, and by FBI director James Comey, complains daily …
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