Althea Cole

For today's column, The Gazette's most ardently conservative opinion columnist (that's me!) is going to write something nice about a …

Hate on your screen can lead to trouble unforeseen

I knew before any of it started that last Sunday was going to be a good day. Any day is …

If their true motivations were to organize troops of angry demonstrators to wave signs, shout chants and sing songs, two …

FILE – The sign above the door to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging inside the main administration …

Community members hold signs during a demonstration in support of Pascual Pedro outside of the Department of Homeland Security's office …

Richard Davidson, representative for state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, left, John Nahra, a mutual representative, and Ian Russell, a representative for …

After almost 14 years of wondering, I finally learned how my great-great-great-grandfather died in the Civil War. I have the …

And what it could mean for education in Iowa

Out of over 100,000 deportations carried out since President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration — a tiny fraction of the …

Electricity transmission lines near the the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, Iowa on Monday, August 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The …

Bill would create smoother path to licensure for aspiring barbers, stylists

Althea Cole wears personal protective equipment and rain gear prior to serving voters in Cedar Rapids on May 28, 2020. …

How to do it is the hard part

Representative Steven Holt speaks during an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on House Study Bill 242 at the Iowa State …

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to school children as she signs a bill that creates education savings accounts, Tuesday, Jan. …

A sign outside a polling place. In a surprise upset Tuesday, a Democrat won the Jan. 28 special election to …

People march in support of transgender rights March 5, 2017, on the Ped Mall in Iowa City. (The Gazette) In …

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus …

Voters fill out their ballots during early voting at the Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar rapids, Iowa on …