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Pete Looney Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2023 7:00 am1083d ago
I’m glad you folks at The Gazette promote Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and Ramadan and other celebrations that are important to …
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Thank you for Kurt Ullrich’s column. And thank you, Kurt Ullrich, for what I look for each Sunday, hoping this …
Peter Hansen
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One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s most famous speeches was his “Four Freedoms Speech” — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, …
Rex Clemmensen
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I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I used to respect the Republican Party even when I disagreed with their …
Renee Schulte
Letters to the Editor Dec. 30, 2022 6:00 am1085d ago
I read with astonishment Erin Murphy’s article about Iowa’s delegation of elected officials on the referrals from the Jan. 6 …
Charlene Lange
Letters to the Editor Dec. 29, 2022 10:33 am1085d ago
We have all been betrayed at some point in our lives by someone. Perhaps that was a parent, sibling, teacher, …
Jane Shuttleworth
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Were it so simple the Biden administration is at fault for the crisis at the U.S./Mexico border and that a …
Tom Mohan
Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2022 6:00 am1088d ago
During this holiday season of hope I’m very grateful for the courageous work of my Linn County neighbors who consistently …
Tom Persoon
Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2022 6:00 am1088d ago
Quoting Cal Thomas: “If you like cream in your coffee …. Keep pouring after you have reached what you would …
Joe Bolkcom
Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2022 6:00 am1089d ago
The toxic fire, explosion and the hospitalization of 10-15 workers at C6-Zero in Marengo was a preventable disaster. That is …
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Shame on Sens. Chuck Grassley and Mitch McConnell for not voting for legislation funding an Afghanistan refugee support bill that …
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Kirk Ferentz’s staff announced recently that freshman quarterback Joe Labas would be the starter for the Hawkeyes’ in their bowl …
Abby Restko
Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2022 9:08 am1089d ago
While many Iowans are celebrating the winter holidays with their families and friends, it is also a great time to …
Jim Olson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2022 9:08 am1089d ago
The Johnson County Chapter of the United Nations Association notes with great sadness the passing of Willard “Sandy” Boyd. Sandy …
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