As elections heat up in the next few months, what issues should candidates be focusing on? Why? Got a question …
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As elections heat up in the next few months, what issues should candidates be focusing on? Why? Got a question …
(Today’s Insight section featured several essays on what being an Iowan means. Here’s my contribution) On the muggy May night …
City leaders in Fort Madison have agreed to split a plot of land they know to be historic. While dividing …
What does it mean to be an Iowan? Members of The Gazette Company’s We Create Here initiative recently asked Iowans …
In the summer of 1988, I was 20-years-old. had two years of college under my belt, and sneaked out of …
The days of summer count down like seconds on a basketball shot clock. Soon, kids will grab their backpacks and …
In the wake of the Michael Brown tragedy I grab up my son and hold him tight. I do not …
Editor’s Note: An edited version of this column is published in the Sunday, August 17th edition. Richard Holford’s email arrived …
In the last decade, we have seen some dramatic shifts in how marijuana is viewed and its legal status. We …
Kadyn’s Law’s carries serious penalties. And in many cases, we believe that’s appropriate. The 2012 law, named after a 7-year-old …
So Republican Gov. Terry Branstad and his Democratic challenger Jack Hatch debated in a livestock pavilion at the Iowa State …
Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call. Because it could be Janet Wagner, and she’s not letting you off the …
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