18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (106+ words) thegazette.com AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to ced… What's happening at TIFF: Musical comedy 'The Debut' dazzles… It takes a certain amount of gumption to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 5+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour 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....

1+ day, 1+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 7+ hour 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, 19+ 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,…...