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Iowa’s biggest crime story of the week shouldn’t be a story at all. In fact, the crime in question shouldn’t …
Back in the 1980s, when Donald Kaul was a columnist for The Gazette, our paper frequently ran an ad promoting …
Four decades ago, 29 bodies were exhumed from the yard and a crawl space of John Wayne Gacy’s home in …
It’s summertime in Iowa, and that means politics are on display at your local county fair. I visited the Johnson …
So Republican U.S. Rep. Rod Blum says he wants a dozen debates with his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Abby Finkenauer. …
When I was in college, my family hosted a high school student from Russia for a year. Dasha lived with …
Iowans know at least two male members of the current General Assembly have sexually harassed women, but they only have …
A resignation on the Iowa City Council leaves city leaders with three bad options. Former council member Kingsley Botchway was …
State government should be in the business of removing barriers to opportunity, including those of Iowans who aspire to public …
My hometown has finally joined the civilized world in condemning a terrible scourge which has plagued the Earth for too …
On the eve of the Republican National Convention in July 2016, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was asked about Donald Trump’s …
Sitting with Chris Wallace of Fox News on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped to muddy the facts about his …
Democrats came very close to taking a bold stance on an important issue last week. Amid growing outrage over the …
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