In the fall of 1945, my father was honorably discharged from the Navy. He was one of the lucky ones. He'd served on a destroyer escort during the war, first in convoys dodging U-boats in the Atlantic ...

I’ve been covering this sport for 20-plus years, most of that time for Swimming World. It’s been a pleasure, and I feel beyond fortunate to have attended five Olympic Games, multiple editions of the ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As chairman of the NAACP Veterans Affairs Committee in Cedar Rapids, I offer this message of gratitude ...

July 4 was a special celebration of the United States’ birthday. I don’t recall ever seeing such an outpouring of recognition of our country’s origins and greatness. Reflecting upon this, I realized ...