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Althea Cole
I had no plans on being a journalist until a friend learned of an editorial fellowship opportunity at The Gazette and asked himself, “Who do I know in Cedar Rapids who has an opinion on everything?” After the successful completion of my editorial fellowship, I joined the staff at the newspaper I grew up reading, where I review letters to the editor and write a weekly opinion column.
Before I joined The Gazette, I did some cool freelance jobs and was active in political organizing and grassroots campaigning. I also continue to work in a seasonal role with my county elections department.
Outside of work, there’s nothing I love more than a good laugh, a good meal, and a good time with friends and family. I also love a good hand of cribbage, a good round of trivia, and a good football game. Go Cyclones!
Latest Articles by Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2025 8:23 am1d ago
While the U.S. Senate was in recess, Sen. Chuck Grassley became the first in Iowa’s congressional delegation to offer up …
Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2025 5:00 am10d ago
Bill would create smoother path to licensure for aspiring barbers, stylists
Staff Columnists Mar. 16, 2025 5:00 am17d ago
Exactly five years later, the memories from that first year of the COVID-19 pandemic remain as surreal as the year …
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2025 7:58 am21d ago
How to do it is the hard part
Staff Columnists Mar. 2, 2025 5:07 am31d ago
Of all the testimony I saw last week as Iowa legislators debated removing gender identity protections from the Iowa Civil …
Staff Columnists Feb. 23, 2025 5:00 am38d ago
Two years after Education Savings Accounts were signed into law to allow Iowa families to spend their portion of per-pupil …
Staff Columnists Feb. 17, 2025 6:30 pm43d ago
On this Feb. 17 President’s Day, here are 17 trivia questions to test, expand your presidential knowledge
Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am45d ago
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. If it sounds like an …
Staff Columnists Feb. 9, 2025 11:45 am51d ago
I haven’t seen Democrats this mad since yesterday
Staff Columnists Feb. 2, 2025 7:20 pm58d ago
In a surprise upset Tuesday, a Democrat won the Jan. 28 special election to fill an open seat in the …
Staff Columnists Jan. 27, 2025 12:31 pm64d ago
For better or worse, I had made it to Washington, D.C., and I was going to that inauguration. I flew …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2025 5:00 am73d ago
Tomorrow’s the big day for Big Orange. At noon EST on Jan. 20, Donald Trump will take the oath of …
Staff Columnists Jan. 12, 2025 5:00 am80d ago
I wish I could say that President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the Nov. 5 election came as a surprise …
Staff Columnists Jan. 5, 2025 5:00 am87d ago
Carter did the same for Iowa politics
Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2024 5:00 am94d ago
Am I the only one who thinks 2024 was a wild year? I don’t know. At any rate, let’s take …