11+ hour, 41+ min ago   (355+ words) thegazette.com Kurt Ullrich Just beyond a white fence in my front yard is a very tall lilac bush, one that I really should have removed years ago However it continues to produce flowers, in the spring, and again last…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (137+ words) On the news front, reporter Grace Nieland has a story looking at some of the other large data centers across Iowa. As work continues on the southwest side, and the interest for another Google project in Palo presses forward, we…...

9+ hour, 59+ min ago   (82+ words) Political Cartoon thegazette.com Editorial cartoonist Joe Heller is based in Green Bay. Comments: Hellertoon.com You're on the list! ℹ️ You may want to whitelist emails from Start Your Morning Informed Share Your Voice Your trust matters to us....

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1078+ words) The strength of our democracy depends on truth, restraint, a… “I tried to retire, and got bored. I’m used to people.” Elon Musk looks on during a Cabinet meeting March 24, 2025, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Hide the…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (229+ words) Marion City Council can't see the forest for the trees thegazette.com The Marion City Council can’t see the forest for the trees — or the solution sitting right in front of them.The city plans to…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (207+ words) thegazette.com After representing rural Iowans in the Statehouse and years serving on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, I've learned that common ground is rare, and precious when we find it The American Service Project’s new statewide…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago   (617+ words) Recently hatched monarch butterflies stretch their wings on Sept. 3 before departing on their 2,000-mile journey to the mountains of Mexico. My recent rearing of more than 80 monarch butterflies has again impressed upon me that its precarious life cycle seems more…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1540+ words) Margaret Buckton, executive director for the Urban Education Network, poses for a portrait on Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. When Iowa lawmakers and school leaders have questions about K-12 education, there’s a good chance they give Margaret Buckton a call. For more…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (108+ words) thegazette.com Ashley Hinson, an Eastern Iowa Congresswoman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, responds to a reporter's question about whether a vote for her is a vote for President Donald Trump. Hinson spoke to reporters in Ely, Iowa on Thursday,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (216+ words) On Election Day, we will be asked to amend the state constitution. It is called: Amendment 1. It may sound good on the surface but it isn’t. It does not mean fewer or decreased taxes for the average Iowan. Amendment 1 is…...