Nice going, GOP and SCOTUS. From Iowa Public Radio earlier: “The University of Iowa is ending a merit-based scholarship for …
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Nice going, GOP and SCOTUS. From Iowa Public Radio earlier: “The University of Iowa is ending a merit-based scholarship for …
Make no mistake: In recent speeches, when former President Donald J. Trump speaks of immigrants poisoning the blood of our …
Why does Iowa and the USA keep looking backward for our elected officials? They obviously have not fulfilled their duties. …
Gazette columnist Althea Cole has my sympathy for the health challenges she’s faced and continues to face. It is true …
Please be careful disposing of Styrofoam cups. Yesterday I saw two crows standing by the side of the road. One …
On Dec. 13, numerous major news sources published reports online of a large group of protesters blocking six lanes of …
Since no local, state, national or international governing body has the backbone to stand up to the influence of Big …
What is poisoning the blood of our country is the hate and fear Mr. Trump is spreading. He has no …
Banning books in schools is a horrifically bad idea. Parental involvement in their children’s education, for the most part, is …
The recent cases of Brittany Watts in Ohio and Kate Cox in Texas serve as disturbing examples of the consequences …
The world has gone mad. The media tells us that we will only have the choice between two compromised geriatric …
My 7-year-old recently attended The King’s Singers holiday performance at Hancher Auditorium. An evening that should have been filled with …
Why is life the most valuable if it hasn’t been born yet? I don’t support abortion for convenience but am …
The dictionary definition of liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on …
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