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Scott Burnett Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2023 12:00 am1012d ago
The Dilbert cartoon used to be one of the first things I read when I opened the paper everyday. It …
Carolyn Stephenson Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2023 12:00 am1012d ago
Our local, employee-owned newspaper, The Gazette, is still here after 140 years, when so many newspapers in Iowa and other …
Brenda Mayer
Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2023 12:00 am1012d ago
I have listened over and over to Republicans telling people they want smaller government, less government interference in our lives. …
Coral Dye
Letters to the Editor Mar. 13, 2023 12:00 am1012d ago
What a great idea it is to recognize students in the “14 under 14” awards as printed in the March …
Betty Kohout
Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2023 9:00 am1014d ago
In Sunday’s Gazette there was an article about how Iowa could save money by eliminating some directors who report directly …
John Thomas
Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2023 6:00 am1016d ago
Space is aptly named. For that is exactly what it is, lots and lots of space. The closely packed stars …
Joel Snell
Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2023 6:00 am1017d ago
Do you remember “Joe the Plumber? He said President Barack Obama would take money from the rich and distribute it …
Bev Strong
Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2023 6:00 am1017d ago
Will it take economic issues for our government to finally get serious about gun safety? There was a recent newspaper …
Amy Adams
Letters to the Editor Mar. 6, 2023 6:00 am1018d ago
Many use the word courage when someone has performed an act of bravery or a dangerous deed. Which is true, …
Jerry Chilton
Letters to the Editor Mar. 6, 2023 6:00 am1018d ago
It seems our Iowa G.O.P. legislature can’t stop looking for ways to make us less safe, whether it’s writing crazy …
Kristin Hendricks
Letters to the Editor Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am1019d ago
I, too, had trouble with my newspaper delivery in Marion when I first moved here. What The Gazette did not …
Sonny Hoffman
Letters to the Editor Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am1019d ago
So what’s wrong with respect and integrity? How come there is not much of these in our culture today? Today’s …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am1019d ago
No one in this country should go hungry. No one! Why are legislators finding ways to cut food allowances for …
Bill Emanuel
Letters to the Editor Mar. 5, 2023 6:00 am1019d ago
While I was in the dentist’s office a while back, I was talking to an older fellow who was bemoaning …
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