Schools are in full swing. Classes are packed with students, but some are missing a full-time teacher. If there’s a …
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Schools are in full swing. Classes are packed with students, but some are missing a full-time teacher. If there’s a …
As a former combat Marine, a live “loser and sucker” according to the nonveteran Donald Trump, I wanted to write …
Thursday, Sept. 11 will mark the 24th Anniversary of the attack on America. Most Americans who are old enough to …
After a visit to my family in Missouri, my dad would drive me back to Iowa City in his electric …
There is something President Donald Trump despises almost as much as truth, justice and LED light bulbs. “I hate wind,” …
the remaining window would really make voter education meetings and a campaign materials a really tight turn. Wisely, the Marion …
Note: A video of the Aug. 21 Pints & Politics can be found here. On Aug. 21, The Gazette hosted …
In the middle of World War II, thousands of German soldiers were sent to prisoner-of-war camps across the Midwest. Some …
The United States can save many earthquake victims in Afghanistan by sending humanitarian aid. It’s America’s tradition to rescue those …
Tuition is too damn high. Higher education is so expensive that many Iowa students end up buried in debt before …
As a proud alumnus of Iowa public schools (Des Moines Hoover, class of 1972), I’ve watched in increasing despair as …
I will never forget the day an elderly man named Delbert Block walked into the GOP Victory Office in Hiawatha. …
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