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I recently witnessed two close calls where a driver drove through the school bus flashing red light (from the front …
Recent National Assessment for Educational Performance statistics show Iowa is no longer at the top in public education and is …
I’m embarrassed to be an Iowan. The Iowa House passed an indefensible law banning traffic cameras. By comparable logic, we …
The Gazette did us a big favor on April 6 by juxtaposing a story about increasing insurance costs as a …
At 6 years old, I held my mother’s hand when she voted for John Kennedy in 1960. We talked a …
Regarding the young man who was shot in Florida: Many are blaming the NRA and the “Stand Your Ground” law. …
There is a larger story to the “Stand Your Ground” law and it’s called ALEC – the American Legislative Exchange …
The April 1 guest column, “Tiling is good for farmers’ crops, but bad for water supplies,” is crop production’s “pink …
The village of Marquette is planning to demolish several historic properties to erect a hotel for the nearby Lady Luck …
In response to the March 26 front page “Trash duty” and the March 28 editorial “Trash problem is everyone’s task”: …
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students at the University of Northern Iowa need support from the institutional/administrative level. We …
Remember when Congress had a conscience and worked for the good of the people and not themselves? Remember when banks …
As a veteran teacher with more than 33 years of experience in various educational settings, primarily large school classrooms, I …
Congress’ approval rating did not get to 10 percent overnight and restoring the public’s faith in the institution will take …
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