I found the July 22 guest column, “Civil War’s lessons,” timely and hopeful. The historian, David Goldfield, writes that the …
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I found the July 22 guest column, “Civil War’s lessons,” timely and hopeful. The historian, David Goldfield, writes that the …
All Americans need to understand what President Barack Obama is selling us with his class warfare message of piling on …
Buying into the Medicaid expansion program is a fool’s dream. In the July 10 Gazette editorial, you state that the …
All I hear on televisions from Republicans is “Obama can’t create any jobs.” Well, a good start would have been …
If you believe in traditional marriage – look out! The president of Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy, happened to say so (how …
President Barack Obama has often joined the chorus of those who praise small businesses as the economic engine that drives …
Art Staed and I have been educators in the Cedar Rapids school system for many years. As teachers, we are …
Rep. Bruce Braley’s website claims my thoughts and concerns are important to him. Unfortunately, his responses are no more than …
I recently discovered something that President Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1864. Its relevance today is uncanny! Lincoln wrote, “The world …
Jean McMenimen’s July 26 column, “Voter ID laws infringe on right to vote,” is another in the parade of excuses …
Why is it that when oil goes up even 50 cents a barrel, the price at the pump goes up …
Jean NcMenimen’s guest column (“Voter ID laws infringe on right to vote,” July 26) was critical of voter ID issues. …
I want to thank all of the emergency medical technicians, 911 operator, police officers, firefighters and the emergency room staff …
The guest column writer, David Goldfield, blames politics and religion fueling unjust slaughter (“Civil War’s lesson,” July 22). He claims …
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