Somewhere I read a quote that has stuck with me. The quote is; “What is right isn’t always popular and …
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Gary McCurdy Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am1030d ago
Somewhere I read a quote that has stuck with me. The quote is; “What is right isn’t always popular and …
Brenda Mayer Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am1030d ago
It’s distressing that the Iowa Legislature has taken it upon themselves to practice medicine when they aren’t physicians. They’re making …
John Meyer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2023 6:00 am1031d ago
Our Republican leaders call themselves anti-abortion while taking away a woman’s right to choose and forcing them to give birth …
Chuck Smith
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2023 8:45 am1032d ago
Recently The Gazette covered a story on a temporary skateboard park in the Time Check area. I grew up in …
John Roltgen
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2023 8:45 am1032d ago
Legalizing the abortion pill is the legal, medical and moral equivalent of allowing the termination of any life you are …
Sandy Latting
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2023 6:00 am1033d ago
I would like to ask the farmer with the sign on I-380 saying “GO WOKE GO BROKE” just what about …
Kent Mattison
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2023 6:00 am1033d ago
By restricting our children’s access to certain books yet not restricting American citizens access to certain guns, we are protecting …
Rich Schwaigert
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2023 6:00 am1033d ago
I’m very disappointed in the lack of progress in the Iowa men’s basketball program. We’ve had several great players recently, …
Andy Whiting
Letters to the Editor Apr. 19, 2023 6:00 am1034d ago
Thursday, March 16, 2023, was one of the most difficult days of my life. My wife and I were burying …
Darlene Frith
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2023 6:00 am1035d ago
This is an issue we should all agree on … saving our children’s lives. With guns now the leading cause …
Peggy Dolson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2023 6:00 am1035d ago
The so-called pro-life force came out strongly to protest Roe vs. Wade, but recent events have me wondering about this …
Jillian Nagle
Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2023 9:01 am1036d ago
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) of Iowa has announced they are planning to build a new emergency shelter to …
David Overby
Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2023 9:01 am1036d ago
After the almost railroad strike last year, and the dangerous train derailments recently, it is time for the public to …
Joe Rohwedder
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2023 6:00 am1037d ago
The evil march of Karl Marx’s socialism/communism through history has used four main tactics to overthrow a country: 1.Media, i.e. …
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