In response to Jay Smith’s May 17 letter ‘It’s a sad day for public schools”: Jay Smith should find out …
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In response to Jay Smith’s May 17 letter ‘It’s a sad day for public schools”: Jay Smith should find out …
I’m in shock that the proposal for downtown that is being recommended includes another downtown hotel. Since this location may …
If any of the Democrats campaigning to oppose Sen. Chuck Grassley in this fall’s election defeat him, he or she …
Recently, PBS had a documentary by Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in the major leagues. …
If I may borrow a quote from a famous gentleman: ‘Never have so few done so much for so many” …
Iowans are having problems with the transition from Medicaid, our state’s most important health care safety net, to a managed …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Regarding the May 6 letter by Evan Vulich ‘Gun violence not a citywide issue”: Its author opposes the idea to …
‘There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job.’” That’s a line from the film …
I appreciate that people don’t like geese droppings in the parks and on hiking trails but hate the thought of …
Iowa’s ‘Good Old Boy System” is alive and smells worse than ever. Gov. Terry Branstad’s appointment of Mike Richards to …
Dear Mayor Ron Corbett: Why is it that our northwest side parks are such a mess? Recently, I have gone …
Margaret Kiekhaefer’s letter ‘No peace as long as there is injustice” in support of the BDS movement was depraved. Boycotting …
Before there is a knee jerk reaction with the city golf courses, why don’t we try to save them one …
The University of Iowa’s focus on social justice issues makes no sense. The real issue is alcohol and drug abuse. …
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