Todd Dorman
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Columnist and opinion editor at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, IA
Trump is determined to keep us in the dark
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Opinion: Trump is determined to keep us in the dark
President Donald Trump acknowledges his supporters as he exits the stage after speaking during the AMERICA250 Celebration Kick-Off in Des …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/trump-is-determined-to-keep-us-in-the-dark/
15 days ago
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Her claim is easily refutable, but accuracy isn’t rhe point.
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Opinion: Violence isn't just a left-wing problem, as Hinson claims
Ashley Hinson discusses illegal immigration and LGBTQ policies during her official Senate Campaign kick-off at the Radisson Hotel in northeast …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/violence-isnt-just-a-left-wing-problem-as-hinson-claims/
23 days ago
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Turek is inspiring and knows how to win in red Iowa
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Opinion: Turek is inspiring and knows how to win in red Iowa
Democratic State Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek speaks to supporters and guests at the Hoff Family Arts & …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/turek-is-inspiring-and-knows-how-to-win-in-red-iowa/
about 1 month ago
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U.S. House bill weakens the Clean Water Act
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Opinion: U.S. House bill weakens the Clean Water Act
The Cedar River flows under the Chain Lakes Bridge at Chain Lakes Natural Area in Palo on Tuesday, May 16, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/u-s-house-bill-weakens-the-clean-water-act/
about 1 month ago
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Big, if true. So who runs for the GOP nomination? Hinson? Reynolds? A player to be named later?
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about 2 months ago
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Quacks may be forming in Kim Reynolds’ clout
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Opinion: Quacks may be forming in Kim Reynolds' clout
There are signs Reynolds' iron grip on Iowa isn't as grippy
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/quacks-may-be-forming-in-kim-reynolds-clout/
about 2 months ago
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Cedar Rapids’ Citizen Review Board is gone. But what comes next?
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Opinion: Cedar Rapids' Citizen Review Board is gone. But what comes next?
Cedar Rapids City Hall is shown in October 2017. The city is seeking applicatons from community members interested in serving …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/cedar-rapids-citizen-review-board-is-gone-but-what-comes-next/
about 2 months ago
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Stauch is running uphill in Iowa, but she has a plan
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Opinion: Stauch is running uphill in Iowa, but she has a plan
Julie Stauch, of West Des Moines, a Democratic candidate for Iowa governor Buy Photo You may have read Julie …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/stauch-is-running-uphill-in-iowa-but-she-has-a-plan/
2 months ago
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Iowa AG cares about woke but not water
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Opinion: Iowa AG cares about woke but not water
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird speaks at her campaign fundraiser at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Adel, Iowa, on Saturday, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowa-ag-cares-about-woke-but-not-water/
2 months ago
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DEI disobedience triggers Iowa Republicans
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Opinion: DEI disobedience triggers Iowa Republicans
Screen shot from undercover video broadcast on Fox News, which was reportedly recorded at the University of Iowa. Buy …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/dei-disobedience-triggers-iowa-republicans/
2 months ago
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Making America dumber and meaner is the goal
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Opinion: Public broadcasting can't escape the 'bias' police
FILE – The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, April 15, 2013. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/public-broadcasting-cant-escape-the-bias-police/
3 months ago
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Trump picks on corn syrup, but Iowa GOP turns a deaf ear
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Opinion: Trump picks on corn syrup, but Iowa GOP turns a deaf ear
Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette Cargill operates a corn syrup plant along Otis Road SE near downtown Cedar Rapids. Buy Photo …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/trump-picks-on-corn-syrup-but-iowa-gop-turns-a-deaf-ear/
3 months ago
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Solving fake problems leaves no time to clean up Iowa’s water
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Opinion: Solving fake problems leaves no time to clean up Iowa's water
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts after signing a bill that creates education savings accounts, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/solving-fake-problems-leaves-no-time-to-clean-up-iowas-water/
3 months ago
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Sand tries shedding labels to win in red Iowa
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Opinion: Sand tries shedding labels to win in red Iowa
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, who recently announced he will run for Iowa governor, speaks to reporters at Lafayette Park in …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/sand-tries-shedding-labels-to-win-in-red-iowa/
3 months ago
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She’s riding on the Trump train, no matter what happens, come hell or dirty water.
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Opinion: Brenna Bird may fly all the way to Terrace Hill
When Bird gets in, she will be the Republican front-runner
https://www.thegazette.com/article/brenna-bird-may-fly-all-the-way-to-terrace-hill/
4 months ago
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All political careers are going to die. For heaven’s sake, does that include Joni Ernst?
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Opinion: All political careers are going to die. For heaven's sake, does that include Joni Ernst?
Ernst is hitting a rough patch as she prepares to run for re-election
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/all-political-careers-are-going-to-die-for-heavens-sake-does-that-include-joni-ernst/
4 months ago
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1.1 million pounds of nitrate-nitrogen will pass through the city of Cedar Rapids today in the Cedar River. That's equivalent to the contents of 322 of these. One day, one river, in Iowa.
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Reynolds saved a pipeline for her people
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Opinion: Reynolds saved a pipeline for her people
Her veto is about as surprising as finding nitrates in an Iowa river
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/reynolds-saved-a-pipeline-for-her-people/
4 months ago
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The numbers don’t lie.
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4 months ago
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Iowa Satanic Temple is standing up for our rights
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Opinion: Iowa Satanic Temple is standing up for our rights
Mortimer Adramelech with The Satanic Temple of Iowa's 2023 winter display at the Iowa Capitol. (Photo courtesy of The Satanic …
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4 months ago
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Sand sticks up for Exira, but isn’t ready to talk about ag pollution
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Opinion: Sand sticks up for Exira, but isn't ready to talk about ag pollution
I wanted to know whether Sand has a vision for the state's biggest, most stubborn water quality issue.
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/sand-sticks-up-for-exira-but-isnt-ready-to-talk-about-ag-pollution/
4 months ago
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Ernst follows gaffe with phony Medicaid claims
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Opinion: Ernst follows gaffe with phony Medicaid claims
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst answers questions during her first town hall of 2025 in Parkersburg, Iowa, on Friday, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/ernst-follows-gaffe-with-phony-medicaid-claims/
4 months ago
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It’s for their own good. Tough love, with precious little love.
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Opinion: Iowa's SNAP pop ban tastes like paternal punishment
FILE – Bottles of Pepsi are displayed in a grocery store, in Ill., on Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowas-snap-pop-ban-tastes-like-paternal-punishment/
4 months ago
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Iowa lawmakers rose to the moment during Black Lives Matter protests, but it didn’t last
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Opinion: Iowa lawmakers rose to the moment during Black Lives Matter protests, but it didn't last
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bipartisan legislation June 12, 2020, on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol in Des …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowa-lawmakers-rose-to-the-moment-during-black-lives-matter-protests-but-it-didnt-last/
5 months ago
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Fear was among this Legislature’s primary weapons. It’s in the bitter coffee they serve at the Capitol.
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Opinion: Erasing civil rights will be Iowa Republicans' 2025 legacy
Inside the Iowa Capitol Building at evening on Monday, April 28, 2025. The quote from the Athenian statesman Solon painted …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/erasing-civil-rights-will-be-iowa-republicans-2025-legacy/
5 months ago
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Breakthroughs may not break through. Research into promising innovations could grind to a halt. Delayed research could cost lives. Talented people are leaving.
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Opinion: Gov. Reynolds remains silent as DOGE cuts medical research
A patient receives a blood draw to make sure her breast cancer is still in remission on Monday, March 4, …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/gov-reynolds-remains-silent-as-doge-cuts-medical-research/
5 months ago
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In this Statehouse, where hiding the ball has become a go-to play, providing another tool for denying access is dangerous.
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Opinion: A powerful executive now wants executive privilege
Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers the annual Condition of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Iowa State …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/a-powerful-executive-now-wants-executive-privilege/
6 months ago
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Once you roll over our laws, our Constitution and our courts, the brakes and guardrails are gone
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Opinion: Trump is snuffing out the United States’ beacon to the world
CORRECTS DATE – In this image taken from security camera video, Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/trump-is-snuffing-out-the-united-states-beacon-to-the-world/
6 months ago
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The forecast calls for Hurricane Elon to keep spinning
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Opinion: The forecast calls for Hurricane Elon to keep spinning
President Trump gets a FEMA briefing in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Trump said he expects Hurricane Florence to be …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/the-forecast-calls-for-hurricane-elon-to-keep-spinning/
6 months ago
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I’ve learned today that a lot of Americans don’t know what a margarita looks like.
6 months ago
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It’s easy to see what our attorney general is all about. Just follow the legal breadcrumbs.
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Opinion: We may be getting the Bird from Iowa Republicans
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird discusses myriad topics during taping for “Iowa Press” at Iowa PBS Studios in Johnston, Iowa, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/we-may-be-getting-the-bird-from-iowa-republicans/
6 months ago
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Surprise! Gov. Reynolds isn’t running for re-election
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Opinion: Surprise! Gov. Reynolds isn’t running for re-election
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds addresses those gathered for the Prayer Rally for Life in the Iowa Capitol rotunda in Des …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/surprise-gov-reynolds-isnt-running-for-re-election/
6 months ago
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This surprised me. She'll be remembered for transforming Iowa's once sane politics into red state extremism. Water quality, education and mental health, shoved aside for tax cuts. So good news. But then I think of Gov. Bird, and a chill goes down my spine.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will not seek another term
Reynolds, 65, has been governor since 2017, when Gov. Terry Branstad stepped down after being named U.S. ambassador to China by President Donald Trump.
https://www.thegazette.com/state-government/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-announces-she-will-not-seek-a-third-term/
6 months ago
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Many red states have state-level, DOGE-like entities. Republicans must keep praising Trump. See, Mr. President, look what we did! Maybe Trump will put the list of state DOGEs on the White House refrigerator with a "Well Done!" sticker
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Opinion: Kim Reynolds is all in for Trump and DOGE
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds testifies to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee during a hearing on government efficiency in …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/kim-reynolds-is-all-in-for-trump-and-doge/
6 months ago
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We don’t have a governor who speaks up for Iowans
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Opinion: Kim Reynolds is all in for Trump and DOGE
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds testifies to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee during a hearing on government efficiency in …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/kim-reynolds-is-all-in-for-trump-and-doge/
6 months ago
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Iowa’s judicial system is suffering from creeping politics.
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Opinion: Iowa is no Wisconsin, but our courts are hardly politics free
Supporters for Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford cheer during her election night party Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Madison, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-editorials/iowa-is-no-wisconsin-but-our-courts-are-hardly-politics-free/
6 months ago
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Why did we let a clown car unload at the FDA and start making policy?
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Opinion: Bad health policy depends on our short memory
FILE – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks during a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at the Capitol in Washington, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/bad-health-policy-depends-on-our-short-memory/
6 months ago
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Iowa Republicans at the state and federal level are playing around with chemicals again. It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Or gets cancer.
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Opinion: Iowa Republicans’ chemical romance could be bad for your health
Sipa USA/TNS To shape public perception about Roundup, Monsanto engaged in a coordinated push to fight against negative publicity. Above, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowa-republicans-chemical-romance-could-be-bad-for-your-health/
7 months ago
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Think tanks bring more good ideas to Iowa
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Think tanks bring more good ideas to Iowa
Iowa state Rep. Taylor Collins is chairman of the House Higher Education Committee which is pushing a slate of bills …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/think-tanks-bring-more-good-ideas-to-iowa/
7 months ago
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There’s been no hurried scrubbing at Drake to keep Republican state lawmakers from losing their minds.
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Opinion: Drake sticks with diversity as Iowa Republicans attack DEI
Drake University campus in Des Moines. (Photo courtesy Drake University) Visit Drake University’s website and just two clicks will take …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/drake-sticks-with-diversity-as-iowa-republicans-attack-dei/
7 months ago
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Kibbie, Hughes and other Democrats got a chance to do big things, and they didn’t check the polls or worry about their political futures.
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Opinion: Kibbie served during ‘the most important session’
State Sen. Jack Kibbie is shown in this 2009 photo at the Statehouse in Des Moines. (AP) On a January …
https://www.thegazette.com/article/kibbie-served-during-the-most-important-session/
7 months ago
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Gazette Editorial: Scrubbing webpages is un-American
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Opinion: Scrubbing webpages is un-American
The Old Capitol Museum is seen on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-editorials/scrubbing-webpages-is-un-american/
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1/4 "bill backers want to make us believe this about obscenity & protecting kids. But it’s really about stopping them from learning about different worldviews. There are experiences & ideas that run counter to what conservatives want us to believe. We might get some notion..
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The righteous right takes aim at Iowa’s public libraries
Eliminating an exemption for libraries from obscenity law could lead to lawsuits against libraries
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Our “golden age” is making this country dumber, meaner, darker and scary
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Opinion: Fear and scrubbing rule at UI
The Pentacrest on the campus of the University of Iowa. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette) Well, the University of Iowa’s webpages are …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/fear-and-scrubbing-rule-at-ui/
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This is a Statehouse that flat out doesn’t care about your liberties, unless you’re a hog baron polluting our water, a corporation pining for another tax cut or Christian conservatives making a mockery of constitutional protections.
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Opinion: The righteous right takes aim at Iowa’s public libraries
A librarian organizes books that have been returned on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at the Ladd branch of the Cedar …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/the-righteous-right-takes-aim-at-iowas-public-libraries/
7 months ago
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Iowa environmental trust fund remains dead
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Opinion: Iowa environmental trust fund remains dead
The Iowa Senate State Government Subcommittee discusses a resolution Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, that would replace the current Natural Resource …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowa-environmental-trust-fund-remains-dead/
7 months ago
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"If we end up homeless and would die on the street, they will happily step over our bodies."
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Opinion: Wichtendahl’s eloquent plea falls on deaf ears
Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, D-Hiawatha, reacts to the gallery after speaking during debate on the gender identity bill, Thursday, Feb. 27, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/wichtendahls-eloquent-plea-falls-on-deaf-ears/
8 months ago
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Wichtendahl’s eloquent plea falls on deaf ears
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Opinion: Wichtendahl’s eloquent plea falls on deaf ears
Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, D-Hiawatha, reacts to the gallery after speaking during debate on the gender identity bill, Thursday, Feb. 27, …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/wichtendahls-eloquent-plea-falls-on-deaf-ears/
8 months ago
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Iowa’s proud history of leading the nation on civil rights has been tossed on the discount rack. Our new brand is hate and fear.
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Opinion: Iowa transgender erasure act is about fear, not protecting women
Iowa State Troopers face off with protesters following an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on House Study Bill 242 at …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowa-transgender-erasure-act-is-about-fear-not-protecting-women/
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Iowa transgender erasure act is about fear, not protecting women
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Opinion: Iowa transgender erasure act is about fear, not protecting women
Iowa State Troopers face off with protesters following an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on House Study Bill 242 at …
https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/iowa-transgender-erasure-act-is-about-fear-not-protecting-women/
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