In his letter from the Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. lamented the white moderate who agreed with the concerns …
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Michael Tilley Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
In his letter from the Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. lamented the white moderate who agreed with the concerns …
Dave Edwards Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
In response to the article, “Poll: Few say conservatives can speak freely at colleges,” (Tues Oct. 3, Page 1A) as …
Nina Bappe
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
It’s time for us, the American people, to wake up. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Many people complain that …
Shirley Burnett
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
Perhaps some necessary changes need to be made in how the House and Senate do certain things, namely what happens …
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
Sen. Bob Menendez, the crook, deserves a fair trial — just as does D.T. Trump, the crook. Having said that, …
Annamarie Marcalus
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
How can Hawkeye fans support teams when we subscribe to cable and cannot afford PEACOCK streaming? Annamarie Marcalus Iowa City
Lauren Tiffany
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
Once again, Althea Cole has denigrated and derided an entire group of people, apparently without so much as speaking to …
Jim Fink
Letters to the Editor Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am792d ago
I have a solution for all the Republican angst over how much the locally elected school boards are paying their …
Harry Phillips
Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2023 6:00 am793d ago
On Monday’s front page The Gazette ran the headline: “DeSantis and Trump blame Biden for Hamas attack” (Page 1A.) A …
Tyler Fahey
Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2023 6:00 am794d ago
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has been ousted. A movement to replace him has no plan. You read about …
Justin Blackburn
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2023 6:00 am795d ago
Let’s play devil’s advocate. Iowa’s coaching staff has been criticized for lackluster offense, mediocre status, blah blah blah. To quote …
Russ Lenth
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2023 5:15 am795d ago
This is in response to Althea Cole’s October 8 column, where she rants about pronouns. Ms. Cole’s maximum outrage is …
Bruce Williams
Letters to the Editor Oct. 10, 2023 6:00 am798d ago
As the Republicans are in the process of selecting a new Speaker of the House of Representatives, they might consider …
Joe Rohwedder
Letters to the Editor Oct. 10, 2023 6:00 am798d ago
Be advised Iowa, The “Fourth Estate” has died at the hands of a Democrat-media cabal counting on their minions being …
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