As a 70-year-old fifth-generation Iowan, I couldn’t be more disillusioned with the current totalitarian Republican Party. I know that poor …
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As a 70-year-old fifth-generation Iowan, I couldn’t be more disillusioned with the current totalitarian Republican Party. I know that poor …
This year’s raccoon bounty bill (HF 2665) is state sanctioned, and taxpayer subsidized animal cruelty. The legislation’s goal is to …
As schools lay off custodians and teachers and Iowa’s state parks fall apart, we’re about to grant Google, one of …
In Althea Cole’s March 17 column, it was pointed out that several superintendents across the state openly called for reform …
While I hate to see anyone get laid off, I think Linn-Mar policies have contributed to this problem. The loss …
I wrote my first letter to the editor of a newspaper in 1974, so I’m approaching my 50th anniversary of …
March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. Throughout the month, the U.S. inheritable blood and bleeding disorders community has been working …
Almost everything that can be said about Caitlin Clark has been said. A transcendent player. A generational player, gracious and …
The spring publication OurCR arrived last month. It’s an excellent source providing general and activity information for us to enjoy …
In the Friday March 15 Gazette (6A) Iowa’s congressional campaigns were covered. Mike Huckabee, former governor and presidential candidate endorsed …
Oops! Somebody forgot to shut the valve — so 265,000 gallons of toxic agricultural chemicals (liquid nitrogen fertilizer) drained into …
Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Legislature, Speaker Pat Grassley, Sen. Jack Whitver, Sen. Mike Bousselot, and Sen. Waylon Brown are elected …
Wake up! Wake up! The British are coming! The British are coming! Wake up! Wake up! The glaciers are melting! …
Thanks to The Gazette for the March 20 article about the Department of Veterans Affairs expanding eligibility for those exposed …
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