When it comes to voting in the upcoming midterm election, my millennial daughters appear to be outliers of their generation. …
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Staff Columnists Sep. 1, 2018 7:00 am2601d ago
When it comes to voting in the upcoming midterm election, my millennial daughters appear to be outliers of their generation. …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Aug. 31, 2018 12:51 pm2601d ago
It has all the makings of diabolical conspiracy – poison hidden in your children’s breakfast cereal, slowly giving them cancer, …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 30, 2018 8:00 am2603d ago
So I was sitting on a terrace overlooking downtown Austin, Tex., last week when word came that newbo evolve had …
Staff Columnists Aug. 29, 2018 10:43 am2603d ago
In his defense, no one – not even The Man himself – has ever claimed Donald Trump is tethered to …
Staff Columnists Aug. 26, 2018 6:30 am2607d ago
Although University of Iowa administrators unilaterally decided to close the Labor Center, Iowans are determined to make their voices heard. …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2018 3:07 pm2587d ago
Youngsters in Linn County will be officially introduced to four more female role models on Sunday, Women’s Equality Day. The …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2018 3:21 pm2587d ago
Youngsters in Linn County will be officially introduced to four more female role models on Sunday, Women’s Equality Day. The …
Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2018 7:00 am2609d ago
Iowa City leaders are making slow but important progress in their effort to reduce disproportionate contact between minority drivers and …
Staff Columnists Aug. 22, 2018 8:22 am2611d ago
Unfathomable devastation follows the death of a child, rendering parents at first numb with shock, then angry at everyone and …
Staff Columnists Aug. 20, 2018 6:53 pm2612d ago
The Gazette joined more than 300 newspapers last week in publishing editorials raising concern over President Donald Trump’s hostility toward …
Staff Columnists Aug. 19, 2018 11:47 am2613d ago
Five candidates running for an open seat on the Iowa City Council have a unique challenge, with less than a …
Staff Columnists Aug. 19, 2018 8:00 am2614d ago
Soon, we’ll finally get our chance to climb new trails ascending Mount Trashmore and enjoy the municipal vistas from its …
Staff Columnists Aug. 19, 2018 6:00 am2614d ago
Perhaps, if military veterans affiliated with the Iowa Democratic Party had been barred from a state-sponsored parade to recognize and …
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