According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there’s no imminent need to address pollution contaminating the drinking water of tens of …
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Michaelyn Mankel Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2023 4:30 am884d ago
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there’s no imminent need to address pollution contaminating the drinking water of tens of …
Bill Strilich Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2023 9:45 am886d ago
I’m referencing a letter printed on Sept 3 by a gentleman from Springville who scolded the GOP via what appeared …
Kent Williams
Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2023 6:00 am887d ago
I was distressed by the Cal Thomas column “The Truth About ‘Climate Change’”‘ in the Sept. 6 print edition of …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2023 6:00 am888d ago
Sen. Joni Ernst’s proposal to solve Iowa’s doctor shortage, by her “Directing Our Country’s Transfer of Residency Slots“ (DOCTORS) Act, …
Dann Myers
Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2023 5:00 am888d ago
The Cedar Rapids school board is pulling out of the stops to obtain the 6,300 signatures required to get their …
Donald Fritze
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
I received my tax bill and was greatly disappointed that Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell and the City Council chose to allow …
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
As a member of the Linn-Mar Coalition for Public Schools, I am happy to invite school district residents to meet …
Frank Torres
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
There is a bandwidth among the current field of GOP candidates for president that resonates with different parts of the …
Adele Bonney
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
The recent Iowa Public Television documentary about Meredith Willson, talented musician and composer from Mason City, made me want to …
Deb Weisskopf
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
I find it ironic that Kim Reynolds was recently quoted in The Gazette regarding the possibility of COVID restrictions: “In …
Glen Snyder
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
I’m a 45-year season ticket holder. Saturday’s Hawkeye game was such a disappointment. (I’ll leave the execution on field to …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 6:00 am890d ago
For heaven’s sake, Gov. Kim Reynolds, be an adult in the room. Instead of reacting to the question about potential …
Hal Penick
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 1:00 am890d ago
I commend Governor Reynolds and other Republican officials for raising the issue of this country’s patently unfair two-tier justice system. …
Chandra Jordan
Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2023 1:00 am890d ago
Hearing that several GOP presidential candidates are going to be at the Cy-Hawk game angered me to no end. Despite …
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