We have heard how the primaries and caucuses have been going. The GOP pundits can’t figure out why an outsider …
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We have heard how the primaries and caucuses have been going. The GOP pundits can’t figure out why an outsider …
I ‘watched” Hillary Clinton when her husband won the White House and they had a long receiving line. She made …
While dismayed, I was not surprised, to learn that our governor would be willing to sell out to a Texas …
What is happening in Flint, Mich., is an outrage. Their government allowed the water sources to be poisoned over a …
Open letter to the Iowa House of Representatives: As a former legislator I am proud that 36 legislators voted against …
Earlier this year, I noticed that oil was being sold for $33 a barrel and gas prices were at $1.42 …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
I served as faculty senate president from 1997 to 1998. During that time, I learned much from the Board of …
Welcome, traveler, to Snark World, where nice has been given a post mortem, where public expressions of humanity and civility …
Dear Sen. Chuck Grassley, On this 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait, I can’t help but reflect on that …
As I listened to the Democratic debate Feb. 11 I heard two candidates trying to climb the ladder of power …
As a parent of a basketball athlete and a long time Gazette subscriber, I am extremely disappointed in the lack …
Thank you, Orchestra Iowa, for Disney’s ‘A Tale as Old as Time.” Outstanding! Pam Feerer Cedar Rapids
Regarding the Feb. 15 letter ‘Issues need to be addressed calmly”: Sonia Ettinger used her Constitutional right of freedom of …
I have lived in Iowa City since 1962 and have written Sen. Chuck Grassley numerous letters to express my Democratic …
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