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As a young Iowan, I’ve grown frustrated watching how Washington too often works for insiders instead of the people actually …
The recent death of 18-year-old Saber Bernard is a tragedy that should weigh heavily on us all. Beyond the headlines …
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. Anything he wants she will give it to him; …
Metrics provide information; data is information used to examine and consider choices in decision-making, while evaluation is the formation of …
Denise Bubeck, president of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women, would have us believe that Donald Trump is the best …
If you ask a Republican state legislator to characterize the stereotypical librarian, apparently he’d describe a smarmy purveyor of pornography …
State mandates have increased since 2017, writes Peter Fisher (“Iowa Republicans cripple democracy” Feb. 18), citing three major bills, including …
According to alert Puritans in the state Legislature, smut is running rampant in schools and libraries with easy access for …
America’s founding fathers realized that democracy requires citizens to be educated and informed. Yet Iowa’s governor and legislature continue to …
Violence in politics is not good. It is, however, symptomatic. When words come to stop the violence from the party …
It is a sad day when U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks asks fellow Iowans if they, like her, want to give …
Congrats to The Gazette on your Iowa Newspaper Association awards. The Gazette has always been a winner. Now here’s a …
The Gazette story on Sunday Feb. 16 “legislators look to enhance their security” says, “there is a bipartisan push behind …
It seems that in the last few years state legislators have tasked themselves with taking control of things that should …
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