On July 13, The Gazette told the story of Tanager Place running a first-of-its-kind Freedom School in partnership with the …
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On July 13, The Gazette told the story of Tanager Place running a first-of-its-kind Freedom School in partnership with the …
I’m voicing my concerns about the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump wants to be president again for all the …
On July 11 several of us from the Noelridge Neighborhood group attended the open City Council meeting to express our …
Finland is the happiest country on earth for the fifth consecutive year. The main reasons: High life expectancy due to …
I am not an advocate for book banning, but deciding to be proactive, I selected and read two books, completely …
Iowa … Freedom to Flourish. Hmmm. Unless you are a woman of childbearing age. Unless you identify as LGBTQ+. Unless …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
I am writing today to let you know that the daily comics are just no longer fun to read without …
I’m really not all that complicated, nor am I much of any other adjective, except mature, inquisitive and open minded …
In Norman Sherman’s July 17 opinion column he stated the 1964 Civil Rights Act “passed with some Republican support.” By …
This is our new state motto. Really? “Freedom to flourish” for whom? Freedom to flourish if you counting on eminent …
Monday’s guest column by Jim Ross Lightfoot is, by far, the most sensible thing I have read in your Gazette …
The Republican Party has decided that attacking trans people is effective politics. Laws passed by the GOP-controlled Iowa Legislature remove …
I find it hypocritical that Jim Ross Lightfoot, in his article ‘What I Want in a president’, writes “I want …
Gov. Kim Reynolds claims the new state logo sends the message “Iowa is the state where people can reach their …
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