Enacting justice reforms that include early release of nearly 1,000 non-violent drug offenders will spike demand for affordable housing. And, …
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
A staff column reflects the opinion of the columnist. It is not an objective news story, although columnists use reporting, interviews and research to shape their opinions. Staff columnists strive for accuracy, but unlike news reporters, they can provide their personal impressions, viewpoints and opinions on an array of subjects and issues.
Read more about our editorial process here.
Enacting justice reforms that include early release of nearly 1,000 non-violent drug offenders will spike demand for affordable housing. And, …
Maybe you’ve been out hiking and the trail before you suddenly turns to muddy muck. Find another way around? Avoid …
Not only is it important this Memorial Day to honor fallen veterans, we should offer more than words to those …
So it’s been almost exactly one year since I wrote about how, after seven years, more than a few people …
Fittingly, on the doorstep of Memorial Day weekend, Iowa’s battle flag preservation effort won a small but important victory. Gov. …
In the end, will the ‘wow” be more powerful than the ‘whoa?” The ‘wow” is One Park Place, a 28-story …
Word is that Democratic officials are hoping to heal the rift between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters. It’s a …
So last week I was on the Bob Bruce Radio Experience, and Bob relayed a question for me from an …
Hoping to provide elected officials with a better understanding of how existing public transit services in Cedar Rapids impact the …
Have a look around. This is the year of the political outsider. Too bad 1st Congressional District Democratic hopeful Pat …
If Congress continues on its current path, students will be eating less healthy, and less often. Republicans in the U.S. …
So Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has waded into the great American bathroom debate. This week, the governor criticized an Obama …
Let the record show I don’t give a rip if Cedar Rapids ever becomes home to a Cheesecake Factory. No …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
Daily Newsletters