Interesting article on the school board plans in the Aug. 1 Gazette. It was nonsense. The best part was the …
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Kathy Burnes Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2023 6:00 am918d ago
Interesting article on the school board plans in the Aug. 1 Gazette. It was nonsense. The best part was the …
Jo Pearson Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2023 6:00 am918d ago
Thanks to state Rep. Skyler Wheeler for clarifying the confusion school districts are experiencing about which books to remove: “This …
Brandi Doonan
Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2023 6:00 am918d ago
I would like to express my support for the Manatee Protection in Florida. My family and I live in the …
David Sheets
Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2023 6:00 am918d ago
Joe Biden, fourth in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, likely will face Donald Trump, second in the 2016 Iowa caucuses, in …
Diane Allen Cindy Parsons
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2023 6:00 am921d ago
On behalf of Project GREEN, we thank the gardeners, volunteers, business sponsors, and the many gardeners and friends who came …
Jay Stolba
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2023 7:15 am922d ago
I found the July 2 editorial by Althea Cole (“Iowa families ready, eager for Education Savings Accounts) a bit off …
Mary Craig
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2023 7:01 am922d ago
Is the city running out of money when it comes to our sidewalks? I ask this question because while driving …
Steve Harvey
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2023 6:00 am923d ago
The school voucher bill recently signed into law by Gov. Reynolds has been vilified by the press and proponents of …
Catherine Meyer
Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2023 6:00 am924d ago
As a mother and grandparent, I know that we need to address hunger and malnutrition throughout the United States, and …
Michael Fritz
Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2023 6:00 am924d ago
It doesn’t amaze me that the governor says life is sacred, but she’s not a champion of the 339,090 people …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2023 6:00 am925d ago
Pilots Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels must be thought of together with Jonas Salk in the fight to eliminate polio. …
Denise Krejci
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2023 6:00 am925d ago
Johnny and I were neighbors growing up by Jones Park. We had identical homes with the only difference being our …
Bu Wilson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2023 6:00 am925d ago
Recently, I was walking home after six or eight stressful hours at the ER where my husband was being treated. …
Ann Fields
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2023 6:00 am925d ago
During the last political cycle, many politicians started to use the term “woke.” What does “woke” mean? According to the …
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