During the 2015-16 school year, many rural schools, like my own, faced program and faculty cuts from budget reductions. This …
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During the 2015-16 school year, many rural schools, like my own, faced program and faculty cuts from budget reductions. This …
In a few days the president-elect will be sworn in, climaxing the most bizarre election cycle the country has seen …
Regarding The Gazette’s Dec. 31 front page ‘Putin, looking ahead, opts to pull punches”: Is this the new normal? People …
Secondary schools and colleges emphasize the importance of extracurricular activities, but it can be difficult for kids to see how …
After reading the Jan. 5 article by Walter Williams, ‘The liberals’ struggle against reality”, my main comment is, ‘What?” Although …
Open letter to U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, Sen. Joni Ernst and Sen. Chuck Grassley about the Affordable Care Act: I …
Iowa’s Secretary of State Paul Pate wants to spend $1 million to solve a problem that does not exist – …
Do you remember learning Blackstone’s formulation? Better that 10 guilty people escape than that one innocent suffer. It is foundational …
Republicans in Congress and President-elect Donald Trump are planning to repeal Obamacare. Millions of Americans could lose their health insurance. …
One of the interesting questions that continues to be ignored is the effect of the wage increase on entitlement programs. …
Treating ally Israel as an enemy, instituting sanctions against Russia for allegedly swaying our election and funding terrorist states by …
Regarding the Jan. 4 guest column ‘Underage-drinking laws kill”: When I was in college in the 60s, I was supportive …
The GOP that believes in small government, reducing government spending and getting the government out of our lives has started …
Although a new administration will be taking the helm, I put my trust in the checks and balances of a …
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