Barry Buchholz has provided 12 years of stellar service on the Linn-Mar School Board. I am writing this in support …
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Barry Buchholz has provided 12 years of stellar service on the Linn-Mar School Board. I am writing this in support …
I sit in a lot of meetings, often with amazing people who want to improve life in Iowa and for …
If you do what you’ve always done, you get what you’ve always got. Cedar Rapids schools need to creatively plan …
This November, Cedar Rapidians have a number of choices for director at large in the CRCSD school board race. One …
During my time as a steward of the land and advocate for Iowa’s agriculture industry, I’ve seen firsthand the need …
In his letter from the Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. lamented the white moderate who agreed with the concerns …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
In response to the article, “Poll: Few say conservatives can speak freely at colleges,” (Tues Oct. 3, Page 1A) as …
It’s time for us, the American people, to wake up. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Many people complain that …
Perhaps some necessary changes need to be made in how the House and Senate do certain things, namely what happens …
Sen. Bob Menendez, the crook, deserves a fair trial — just as does D.T. Trump, the crook. Having said that, …
How can Hawkeye fans support teams when we subscribe to cable and cannot afford PEACOCK streaming? Annamarie Marcalus Iowa City
Once again, Althea Cole has denigrated and derided an entire group of people, apparently without so much as speaking to …
I have a solution for all the Republican angst over how much the locally elected school boards are paying their …
On Monday’s front page The Gazette ran the headline: “DeSantis and Trump blame Biden for Hamas attack” (Page 1A.) A …
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