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Much chatter about the Democratic primary for Johnson County Board of Supervisors has focused on alliances, endorsements and ‘real” Democratic …
Editor’s note: It was not possible to publish every letter concerning Tuesday’s primary election. We selected a representative sample, giving …
What happens when you mark ‘Yes” to organ donation on your driver’s license? There is a critical need for organ, …
Anybody else noticed the lack of bumper stickers promoting the potential presidential candidates? Hmm. Can’t imagine why. Rich Hillyer Cedar …
Will massive quantities of bug spraying by municipalities like Hiawatha have an effect on other life-forms, on gardens that people …
I was very sad to read in the paper about the University of Iowa’s euthanization of the wayward goat (‘To …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Your fulsome and informative obituary about the late Morley Safer left out one salient fact that meant we missed out …
President Barack Obama recently directed his Department of (Social) Justice to sue North Carolina over its ‘bathroom bill.” That bill …
Why do we have gravel alleys in Cedar Rapids? Our alley near Ellis Boulevard recently was graded, which in itself …
While we are waiting for Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds to determine a way to provide their …
After driving through the new roundabout on 29th Avenue in Marion at least 24 times week since its completion, I …
Donald Trump recently released his energy policy and it doesn’t surprise me that his policy did not feature plans to …
Honk. Whoa. I think the Cedar Rapids City Council is a little trigger-happy. I recognize goose poop can be a …
Matt Ray’s May 23 guest column ‘A platform for a new political party” put forward the idea of a ‘compassionate …
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