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My father died last summer. His was the middle-class story of America’s 20th century: born in a Depression; served in …
For most people, the big news event of 2016 was the presidential election. My resolution for 2017 is that we …
My 2017 wish is simple, ‘Hope.” Hope based on the belief that tomorrow can be better than today and the …
Our nation is struggling. Facts are taking second seat to attitudes and falsehoods. Good jobs of days past are gone. …
The prefix, ‘comm,” has been around for 700 years: ‘communication,” ‘the commons,” a ‘commune,” ‘communitarian,” ‘communal” – and ‘community.” My …
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 …
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 …
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