For columnists who cannot think of one good thing President Obama has done, let’s start with The Recovery Act, the …
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For columnists who cannot think of one good thing President Obama has done, let’s start with The Recovery Act, the …
On Sept. 1, a woman found eight kittens and a nursing cat at Marion’s Willow Park. They had been tossed …
As the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, I’m reminded of the effects of this day. Whether you were …
The $46.5 million Kirkwood Community College bond issue came as a sudden, sneaky shock. Haste makes waste. The money should …
When people have jobs, most of them pay taxes and the government gets money to spend no matter what the …
Bruce Braley truly honors veterans. In the Aug. 30 Dubuque Telegraph Herald, our 1st District congressman wrote about Iraq veteran …
The Gazette (Aug. 11 editorial) has conjured up a “positive contribution” from the Tea Party. Aren’t these the people who …
U.S. House Resolution 2362 – Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 – introduced by Rep. Tom …
Dave Draheim writes in an Aug. 31 letter: “I see the city offices will move back downtown in the summer …
I have read a lot about entitlements lately in The Gazette. Boeing feels entitled to build a new tanker that …
A rose to those letter writers who asked: “Why are there so many pictures of other countries on the back …
I find it amusing that the Democrat Party is so up in arms against the Tea Party. The Democrats are …
Bruce Braley (1st District Congress) and Sen. Tom Harkin think we need more federal investment to jump start the sluggish …
Donald Kaul, former Gazette and Register columnist, writing recently in his “OtherWords” column from Ann Arbor, provided some thought-provoking context …
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