By Bob Elliott — ‘The Color Purple” and the color pink. They both emerged in the mid-1980s, one in the …
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By Bob Elliott — ‘The Color Purple” and the color pink. They both emerged in the mid-1980s, one in the …
By Ron Moore —- If a survey of our community was taken, I believe a big majority would support buying …
By Dave Seavy —- Jill Gaulding attended the Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth, and announced that Kinnick Stadium could …
Gazette Editorial Board — Iowa lawmakers created the Iowa Public Information Board amid much fanfare about the importance of transparency …
So, as anticipated, two of Gov. Terry Branstad’s nominees to the Iowa Board of Regents failed to get the 24 …
It’s hat-throwing season, but it seems like the ring is filling with towels. When current 1st District U.S. Rep. Bruce …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- We’ve long argued that the decision to use traffic-enforcement cameras should be a local …
FUNNEL CASUALTY: A measure that would have beefed up campaign finance disclosure laws governing so-called independent expenditures failed to clear …
By Nate Willems —- In the process of moving into a new house, my wife expressed her strong desire that …
So, as a politics watcher, I’m supposed to be jazzed about the prospect of a U.S. Senate run by U.S. …
When legislators struggle just to pass modest education reform proposals, transforming our public school system can seem an impossible goal. …
By Angi Lawson —- If you were to ask most Iowans what the Iowa bottle bill is about, they would …
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