Out of a population of 137,710 our city council is considering downgrading a beautiful old neighborhood at the request of …
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Out of a population of 137,710 our city council is considering downgrading a beautiful old neighborhood at the request of …
Gov. Kim Reynolds repeatedly insists that she speaks for “all Iowans” as she continues to push through legislation that supports …
Our Iowa GOP-dominated legislature recently passed the school voucher program that the vast majority of Iowa voters did not want. …
I think it’s wonderful that volunteers make the effort and take the time to clean up Iowa’s waterways every year. …
Aletha Cole’s bloviating column on July 16 — nearly 1,500 words — can be boiled down to the following: She …
District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin — finally an Iowan who represents what the majority of Iowans feel. Republicans in Iowa …
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A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Who are these people? And why do they want to live in the 1800s? We (sane people) are not after …
If Joe Biden is too old to be president, then Donald Trump is, too. He will be 80 years old …
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade in 1973, I was a junior at university. I reread the …
As Iowa conservatives congratulate themselves on their “pro-life” victory by banning nearly all abortions, I would like to offer a …
We condemn human rights violations in other countries, yet we are doing no better. We are passing laws in the …
As our school librarians and teachers pour through the books in their respective libraries, searching for “sex acts” in an …
The city of Cedar Rapids should not sanction a downtown squatter’s camp but maybe a discussion is warranted. Greene Square …
A few months ago, I discovered “To a Candid World” by Althea Cole. Now, I look forward to her columns …
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