So the country has moved on from Donald Trump. But in Iowa, some of the former president’s strongest backers and …
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So the country has moved on from Donald Trump. But in Iowa, some of the former president’s strongest backers and …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2021 7:57 am1796d ago
After Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to undermine the 2020 election results, a few observers likened …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2021 9:18 am1800d ago
Political support for full marijuana legalization in Iowa has never been greater. Five state senators and 16 state representatives, all …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2021 7:30 am1800d ago
Iowans have made this a very boozy pandemic. Cheers. Maybe you saw the reports last month on Iowa alcohol sales …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 13, 2021 10:27 am1802d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds lavished praise on Iowa’s public schools during her Condition of the State address Tuesday night, using a …
Staff Columnists Jan. 12, 2021 7:43 am1803d ago
For a few hours last week, it seemed like elite Republicans finally had had enough of President Donald Trump and …
Staff Columnists Jan. 10, 2021 7:00 am1805d ago
So now we’ve seen the consequences of Republicans crying ‘voter fraud!” where none exists. Sure, it was all fun and …
Staff Columnists Jan. 8, 2021 7:00 am1807d ago
As Iowa gets redder, its state government is getting less transparent. There’s the Department of Public Health’s Infectious Disease Advisory …
Staff Columnists Jan. 7, 2021 11:37 am1808d ago
President Donald Trump talked a lot about ‘we” during his rally that preceded violence in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. …
Staff Columnists Dec. 31, 2020 11:04 am1815d ago
Even in a state with some of the nation’s worst drug prohibition laws, there still was plenty of action on …
Staff Columnists Dec. 28, 2020 7:14 am1818d ago
People will sometimes write to praise or condemn a column I wrote weeks ago. I can barely recall it. The …
Staff Columnists Dec. 24, 2020 12:00 pm1822d ago
In a year we were physically separated, we found community on the opinion page. In my work for The Gazette’s …
Staff Columnists Dec. 24, 2020 7:00 am1822d ago
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a virus was spreading. We locked them all out. …
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