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Staff Columnists Mar. 7, 2018 5:30 am2847d ago
My first indication that something was amiss was a call to my mobile phone Friday morning. ‘Hi, I just got …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2018 7:54 am2848d ago
This is the Sen. Chuck Grassley I know and love. Grassley is sparring with fellow Republicans who say they won’t …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 5, 2018 9:14 am2849d ago
Due to a lack of revenue, the Iowa Department of Revenue can’t finish a study on all the revenue we’re …
Staff Columnists Mar. 4, 2018 9:20 am2850d ago
Wary lawmakers in Iowa and around the nation insist ongoing debate about gun violence should center on mental illness, and …
Erin Murphy Staff Columnists Mar. 4, 2018 4:30 am2850d ago
The move is not unusual after the decennial process of redrawing legislative boundaries, after which incumbent officials sometimes get drawn …
Staff Columnists Mar. 3, 2018 8:00 am2851d ago
Iowa Democrats came down with a case of Lovejoy syndrome last week in Des Moines. That’s a condition inspired by …
Staff Columnists Mar. 3, 2018 8:00 am2851d ago
People around the globe will gather on March 8 to celebrate and advocate on behalf of women and girls. One …
Staff Columnists Mar. 1, 2018 2:39 pm2853d ago
Russian election hacking is to Democrats what voter fraud is to Republicans – there’s some evidence of it, but no …
Staff Columnists Mar. 1, 2018 7:24 am2853d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart wasted no time Wednesday in addressing those of us hoping to hear or see, or …
Staff Columnists Feb. 28, 2018 12:00 pm2854d ago
In golf, there are irons. In government, often, there is irony. Maybe you read The Gazette’s story last week about …
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Anamosa’s police chief was released from duty Monday night with little fanfare. It’s the beginning, but hardly the end, of …
Staff Columnists Feb. 27, 2018 12:38 pm2855d ago
New rankings from U.S. News and World Report call Iowa the best state in the nation. Iowa earned particularly high …
Staff Columnists Feb. 27, 2018 7:13 am2855d ago
What if LGBT activists took over the Republican Party and nobody noticed? That’s what some right-wing commentators claim happened at …
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