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The Gazette Opinion Staff Staff Columnists Oct. 1, 2012 12:42 am4833d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board’s search for civic-minded folks to join our new Community Conversation Corps has been fruitful. Our first …
Staff Columnists Sep. 30, 2012 10:49 pm4833d ago
When Barack Obama’s campaign asked if I’d like a few minutes on the phone with Maya Angelou last Thursday, the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Staff Columnists Sep. 27, 2012 12:59 pm4836d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board will be interviewing candidates for Iowa’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts beginning next week. We have …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 26, 2012 1:38 pm4837d ago
A variation of the above image from the No Wiggins website was slapped big and bold on the “No Wiggins” …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2012 4:20 pm4838d ago
I think both sides of the dueling judicial retention vote no/vote yes tours that stopped at Greene Square Park in …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2012 9:57 am4838d ago
So the Cedar Rapids School Board on Monday night swiftly and quietly dispatched the administration’s plan to have a $57,000 …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2012 5:05 am4838d ago
Judging by the buses, it must be judge-hunting season in Iowa again. There’s the “No Wiggins” bus, filled with folks …
Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2012 2:52 pm4839d ago
State Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, chair of the Ways and Means Committee says there’s no way Iowa should have …
Staff Columnists Sep. 22, 2012 12:35 am4842d ago
As anyone who has ever had one can tell you, all jobs are not the same. That’s why last week’s …
Staff Columnists Sep. 21, 2012 2:02 pm4842d ago
Wonkblog has a fascinating post on 13 congressional candidates with actual ideas. Yeah. I know. Here’s a intriguing one from …
Staff Columnists Sep. 21, 2012 1:40 pm4842d ago
The voter fraud dragnet tossed out by Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has ensnared three possible non-citizen illegal voter …
Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2012 5:05 am4843d ago
When Mitt Romney looks at America, he sees a glass half empty. “There are 47 percent of the people who …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2012 5:05 am4847d ago
Warning: Satire. Welcome back to CNN. Our Brad Jones has been following President Obama today and has picked up a …
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