Thank you, Hawkeye women’s basketball athletes and coaches. You are the quintessential champions! You model, courage, humility, stamina, camaraderie, athletic …
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Annamarie Marcalus Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2023 6:00 am977d ago
Thank you, Hawkeye women’s basketball athletes and coaches. You are the quintessential champions! You model, courage, humility, stamina, camaraderie, athletic …
Bryan Davis Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2023 6:00 am977d ago
This is in response to Norman Sherman’s otherwise insightful column, “When a Christian is not a Christian.” On the whole, …
Kathleen Zelman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2023 6:00 am977d ago
April is Alcohol Awareness Month and a good opportunity for adults to be thinking about their drinking. Enjoying a beer, …
Abby Michael
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2023 10:19 am977d ago
Shame on Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s decision to stop payment for emergency contraception and abortion for survivors of sexual …
Lisa Boyes
Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2023 6:00 am978d ago
Seeing the article in The Gazette asking if we release prisoners from jail too soon made my heart break. It …
Anne Michael
Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2023 11:39 am980d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republicans now control the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. Under the guise …
Shiela Kielly
Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2023 6:00 am981d ago
Whatever happened in our society to our ability to think, reason and decide? Our elected officials seem to decide first …
Mary Gravitt
Letters to the Editor Apr. 11, 2023 6:00 am982d ago
Gov. Ron De Santis declared that the word (of God:) “woke” has gone to Florida to die. De Santis’ error …
Mark Joenks
Letters to the Editor Apr. 10, 2023 10:00 am983d ago
The push for the CO2 pipelines is for ethanol plants to lower carbon emissions so they can get the California …
Bret Nilles
Letters to the Editor Apr. 10, 2023 10:00 am983d ago
A recent Facebook posting by Rep. Ashley Hinson said, “Wokeness is Weakness.” It was disappointing in several ways, but first …
James Pruitt
Letters to the Editor Apr. 10, 2023 5:00 am983d ago
Iowa is about to limit the assets Iowa families can have while still receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to …
Dave Jacobson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am984d ago
The Iowa GOP delegation showed its poor judgment and inability once again to represent all Iowans. Kim Reynolds, Chuck Grassley, …
Harry Brown
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am984d ago
America is dying. Look around, it can be seen everywhere. College-age people cannot handle anyone who disagrees with their idealism. …
Sonia Ettinger
Letters to the Editor Apr. 9, 2023 6:00 am984d ago
Currently, ethanol gasoline sells for $3.19 and regular sells for $3.29 in Eastern Iowa. This is a savings of 10 …
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