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Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2019 10:18 am2209d ago
I suppose I should be grateful when a man compliments me, shouldn’t I? I should be grateful when he snidely …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Sep. 23, 2019 2:55 pm2211d ago
We are witnessing the onset of a new American drug war. Politicians and regulators are increasingly concerned with vaporizers and …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 23, 2019 11:10 am2211d ago
Soon, we may not have the dreaded Obama WOTUS to kick around anymore. And its public enemies, led by U.S. …
Lyz Lenz Staff Columnists Sep. 23, 2019 8:45 am2212d ago
Ann Christenson is 83 and knows the world is in trouble, but she’s not waiting around for Jesus or God …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2019 8:00 am2215d ago
If you’re reading this, you have not been vaporized by advanced alien weapons. America has survived the first few hours …
Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2019 7:49 am2215d ago
This evening, The Gazette, GLAAD, The Advocate and One Iowa are hosting a forum with presidential candidates Joe Biden, Cory …
Staff Columnists Sep. 19, 2019 8:00 am2216d ago
Iowa needs to open some fake real estate offices in California, fast. Maybe you recall earlier this year when Iowa …
Staff Columnists Sep. 18, 2019 10:58 am2216d ago
On September 12, the Sioux County Conservatives posted a call to their Facebook community urging members to contact 4 Brothers …
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2019 7:00 am2218d ago
Democrats in the age of Trump are quick to say they oppose the administration’s international trade policies. Now that it’s …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2019 11:46 am2218d ago
It didn’t get a ton of attention, but in late August, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds expressed what appeared to be …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2019 11:53 am2218d ago
For three Sunday’s in August, David Gray stood outside All Saints Catholic Church, holding a sign that reads, ‘No Statute …
Staff Columnists Sep. 13, 2019 8:30 am2222d ago
President Donald Trump’s approval rating among Republicans, according to his own calculation, is 94 percent. That’s a record, he boasted …
Staff Columnists Sep. 13, 2019 7:00 am2222d ago
Eighteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the war in Afghanistan drags on. Increasingly, the people involved in the conflict …
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