In the opening paragraphs of her Pulitzer Prize-winning essay commencing The New York Times’ 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones describes how …
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In the opening paragraphs of her Pulitzer Prize-winning essay commencing The New York Times’ 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones describes how …
Which do Republicans love more – unregulated business or borders? Iowa Republicans this legislative session are siding with the imaginary …
As state Rep. Sandy Salmon sees it, the notion of transgender Iowans being allowed to live their lives without state …
Before he flew away from the capital, former President Donald Trump vowed ‘We will be back in some form.” The …
The inauguration of our 46th president last week didn’t feel like just a government function. It was a mix between …
It was a nice streak, Iowa. For the past 25-plus years your columnist has been watching Iowa politics, governors of …
There is a new drug warrior in the White House, more cunning than the last. For the drug reform community, …
Saying goodbye is not easy. After more than seven years at The Gazette, I’m moving on to try something new. …
So the country has moved on from Donald Trump. But in Iowa, some of the former president’s strongest backers and …
After Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to undermine the 2020 election results, a few observers likened …
Political support for full marijuana legalization in Iowa has never been greater. Five state senators and 16 state representatives, all …
Iowans have made this a very boozy pandemic. Cheers. Maybe you saw the reports last month on Iowa alcohol sales …
Gov. Kim Reynolds lavished praise on Iowa’s public schools during her Condition of the State address Tuesday night, using a …
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