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It is with a grateful heart I thank the citizens of Cedar Rapids who voted once again to give me …
What does Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gain by supporting the law requiring abortion to be illegal after six weeks? Does …
On Nov. 20, Sondra Nelson and Clark Weaver will attend their final meeting as School Board Directors of the Linn-Mar …
There’s an astonishing scene in Thomas Hardy’s “Far from the Madding Crowd” which, for those who are not sanguine about …
Not so long ago then-President Donald Trump met with Kim Jong Un. After this meeting, he announced his success in …
Let’s pretend the unprovoked Oct. 7 attacks on Israel never happened. That Israelis should just lump their losses of 1400 …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
This Thanksgiving, when our family sits down at the table, we will be thankful for the 150 children, older students …
Monday’s Gazette (Nov. 6) had a thrilling story about how to tip. How to tip? Surely you can do better …
In Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ weekly newsletter Nov. 5 she included a photo of herself with Paul Bishop, president and CEO …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s Oct. 31 Gazette op-ed “USDA is standing up for American producers” responded to my Oct. 22 …
Although I agree and disagree with the opinions of Althea Cole and Tpdd Dorman on a regular basis (it varies …
Nov. 11 is a day set aside to honor America’s veterans who, beginning with the Revolutionary War and winning our …
I voted for the Cedar Rapids Schools bond issue. I have supported school bond issues in the past because I …
On Nov. 1, 2023, the Iowa Democratic Party released a statement that claimed a University Democrats at Iowa statement “included …
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