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Unfathomable devastation follows the death of a child, rendering parents at first numb with shock, then angry at everyone and …
The Gazette joined more than 300 newspapers last week in publishing editorials raising concern over President Donald Trump’s hostility toward …
Five candidates running for an open seat on the Iowa City Council have a unique challenge, with less than a …
Soon, we’ll finally get our chance to climb new trails ascending Mount Trashmore and enjoy the municipal vistas from its …
Perhaps, if military veterans affiliated with the Iowa Democratic Party had been barred from a state-sponsored parade to recognize and …
Election machine and social engineering vulnerabilities were at the top of my mind as we headed to DEFCON. Returning, however, …
Three candidates for governor painted three very different pictures of Iowa over the past week at the State Fair. Republican …
A couple more roundabouts are on the drawing board in Marion. And that made me wonder, could it be Iowa’s …
How much voting is too much voting? The Iowa Supreme Court last week delivered an order affirming a lower court’s …
In the battle between socialism and capitalism, Democrat presidential hopeful Andrew Yang says he doesn’t have to pick a side. …
It’s one of the hottest days in America since August of 1936, or some such depressive nonsense, but I’d rather …
In the end, after celebrating a now-fulfilled promise of federal flood protection funding for Cedar Rapids, the honorables and luminaries …
There is little I find more satisfying than pulling weeds after the rain. For four summers, I have been attempting …
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