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Iowa Republicans are assailing Fred Hubbell for his record running Younkers 30 years ago. They say the Democratic nominee for …
Achieving gender equity on local Iowa boards and commissions is going to take more than a state requirement. The latest …
Iowans are quickly finding out about health care in a post-Obamacare world. Federal and state governments have chipped away at …
Faced with a temporary court injunction of laws and regulations he championed, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate chose to …
Good intentions can have deadly consequences. Government leaders in several Iowa communities are considering moves to crack down on alleged …
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 …
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