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I find myself in an unfamiliar position. My career as a journalist and activist in recent years largely has focused …
Iowa lawmakers are mulling a bill that would require the state’s high school students to pass a civics exam before …
My first indication that something was amiss was a call to my mobile phone Friday morning. ‘Hi, I just got …
This is the Sen. Chuck Grassley I know and love. Grassley is sparring with fellow Republicans who say they won’t …
Due to a lack of revenue, the Iowa Department of Revenue can’t finish a study on all the revenue we’re …
Wary lawmakers in Iowa and around the nation insist ongoing debate about gun violence should center on mental illness, and …
The move is not unusual after the decennial process of redrawing legislative boundaries, after which incumbent officials sometimes get drawn …
Iowa Democrats came down with a case of Lovejoy syndrome last week in Des Moines. That’s a condition inspired by …
People around the globe will gather on March 8 to celebrate and advocate on behalf of women and girls. One …
Russian election hacking is to Democrats what voter fraud is to Republicans – there’s some evidence of it, but no …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart wasted no time Wednesday in addressing those of us hoping to hear or see, or …
In golf, there are irons. In government, often, there is irony. Maybe you read The Gazette’s story last week about …
Anamosa’s police chief was released from duty Monday night with little fanfare. It’s the beginning, but hardly the end, of …
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