On Inauguration Day 2017, President Donald Trump raised the specter of ‘American carnage” that his presidency would remedy. Instead, he …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Oct. 8, 2020 10:10 pm1896d ago
On Inauguration Day 2017, President Donald Trump raised the specter of ‘American carnage” that his presidency would remedy. Instead, he …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Oct. 8, 2020 6:00 am1896d ago
President Donald Trump’s war against decency is seeping into Eastern Iowa offices and classrooms. Federal agencies and organizations receiving federal …
Staff Editorials Oct. 7, 2020 3:38 pm1897d ago
Among more than a dozen races in which we’re making endorsements this year, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors presents …
Staff Editorials Oct. 4, 2020 7:00 am1900d ago
In the seven state legislative races in Linn and Johnson Counties, The Gazette endorses the Democratic candidates. No local Republican …
Staff Editorials Oct. 3, 2020 7:00 am1901d ago
The year 2020 has been a politically and personally fraught year for Iowans, to say the absolute least. And in …
Staff Editorials Oct. 5, 2020 11:59 am1899d ago
Names are changing in Eastern Iowa, and it’s for the better. The former ‘Squaw Creek” Park near Highway 100 and …
Staff Editorials Oct. 1, 2020 9:37 am1903d ago
The Bruce Harreld era at the University of Iowa is coming to an end. As The Gazette’s Vanessa Miller wrote …
Staff Editorials Sep. 25, 2020 7:00 am1909d ago
Through the middle of this week, crews have hauled away 200,000 tons of tree debris since the derecho hit Cedar …
Staff Editorials Sep. 21, 2020 5:35 pm1913d ago
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg has once again put Iowa’s senators in the spotlight, making them vital …
Staff Editorials Sep. 17, 2020 8:00 am1917d ago
Submitting to bipartisan pressure from Midwesterners, President Donald Trump is finally making good on one of his commitments to the …
Staff Editorials Sep. 11, 2020 6:00 am1923d ago
At this point, it’s like a recurring nightmare. Whenever Iowans find a way to make it easier to vote during …
Staff Editorials Sep. 10, 2020 9:46 am1924d ago
Iowa schools are starting. Kids and teachers are in the classroom, not because they want to be there, but because …
Staff Editorials Sep. 5, 2020 8:00 am1929d ago
Students at Iowa’s three Regents universities came back to campus in August. On Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds said she’s taking …
Staff Editorials Sep. 4, 2020 10:05 am1930d ago
Bar owners are suing Gov. Kim Reynolds for ordering them to close in six counties as Iowa reached No. 1 …
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