Investing in our nation’s infrastructure is essential for creating jobs and boosting our economy. This includes transportation and energy infrastructure. …
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Investing in our nation’s infrastructure is essential for creating jobs and boosting our economy. This includes transportation and energy infrastructure. …
The Linn-Mar school board’s push for a bond to build another junior high does not solve the district’s ongoing space …
Congress is in session again after their summer break. They have 16 days to enact legislation to fund the fight …
Maybe one of the best speeches ever given – in modern American history – by Donald Trump on Aug. 31. …
As someone who has worked in the early childhood education field for 35 years, it is safe to say that …
Just to put another perspective on the proposed increases in the minimum starting wage, the first year it would increase …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
It took gall for Sen. Chuck Grassley to praise his work in the Aug. 14 article ‘Grassley cites success through …
It appears the Back Porch Revival concert on Aug. 27 was a fun time and, hopefully, a successful fundraising effort …
On Sept. 4, Mother Teresa was made a saint – canonized by Pope Francis. I realize this column is no …
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a direct descendant of the Bureau of Prohibition, created in 1920 to enforce alcohol prohibition …
The U.S. has over 2.3 million people incarcerated. More than any other country in the world. Nearly half of all …
A mother lost her son in Benghazi. The war killed her son. Several Iowa mothers have had their sons come …
After two conventions our exercise might seem like pinning the tail on the elephant, donkey or dromedary (one humped camel) …
I’d like to thank our Congressman, Rod Blum for serving us in Congress after a successful career creating jobs for …
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