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Admitting mistakes is hard, so they don’t always tell you about them. It happened to me. I will have negative …
Our legislative system caters only to the places and organizations that got them elected and to big money/big business, organizations …
On Wednesday, we attended our first Grandparent’s Day at Xavier High School. In a society where older people are less …
The number of ads for prescription and non-prescription medicine on television is disturbing. These ads generally begin by addressing disease …
We own property in the rural area of Cedar Rapids. We pay taxes, seed, plant a garden and mow our …
How ironic it is that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (“Vilsack warns of impact on Iowa,” Feb. 20 story) said …
Regarding the Feb. 25 story “Sawdust cattle feed: Spinning straw into gold”: Is there no end to man’s inhumanity? Thirty …
A recent Gazette article invited people to attend a presentation about the potential plans for Greene Square Park. I participated. …
Thank you to Jennifer Hemmingsen for her sensitive and insightful comments about Lori Bears (“Lori Bears held I.C. accountable,” March …
Dan Kehl keeps opening his mouth about our attempt to get a casino in Linn County. He continues to whine …
I can’t understand why Dan Kehl, CEO of Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, spent nearly a million dollars on a …
Several years ago, a man started a Humane Society in Muscatine. Some teenage boys broke in and killed many cats. …
Jonah Goldberg’s Monday column “Greatest generation the most entitled” is hog wash. As the son of “Greatest Generation” parents and …
It’s critical that we think carefully about the location of a casino and the message it sends to future families …
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