Progress is an incredible thing. Gallup Research recently found that 71 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage — an astonishing …
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Trish Kate Varnum Letters to the Editor Sep. 7, 2022 6:00 am1259d ago
Progress is an incredible thing. Gallup Research recently found that 71 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage — an astonishing …
Shirley Deck Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2022 8:31 am1260d ago
Driving around Iowa seeing Grassley yard signs leads me to wonder how a candidate so destructive to our country can …
John Andersen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2022 8:30 am1260d ago
I am a retired high school administrator, teacher-trainer, and a former member of a county board of supervisors in northern …
Joe Bolkcom
Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2022 6:00 am1260d ago
Extreme climate weather disasters are speeding up. In the last month, four very rare rainfall events occurred, flooding St. Louis, …
Darin Lunde
Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2022 6:00 am1260d ago
“For to all those who have, more will be given … but from those who have nothing, even what they …
Teresa Baumgarner
Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2022 6:15 am1261d ago
Every time I think it can’t get worse, I’m mistaken. Amid a recession, President Joe Biden and Democrats decided to …
Ria Tomar
Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2022 6:00 am1261d ago
Bridging the disconnect between citizens and their representatives is crucial for any strong leader. John Norwood emphasizes direct representation and …
Karen Stewart
Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2022 6:00 am1261d ago
Iowans searching for a non-traditional candidate for political office need look no further than Eastern Iowa native Jessica Wiskus. Jessica …
Chet Sullivan
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2022 7:00 am1262d ago
The letter by Tom Dricken in the Aug. 29 edition of The Gazette about solar power’s low “capacity factor” is …
Roger Treloar
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2022 6:45 am1262d ago
As a lifelong farmer and one of only two farmers serving in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Grassley has made it …
Phyllis Ruppert
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2022 6:30 am1262d ago
The long-awaited Stanley Museum of Art at 160 W. Burlington St. in Iowa City is open, and thanks to Diana …
Fran Wells
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2022 6:15 am1262d ago
There is a group of male juveniles annoying the neighborhoods of Hunter’s Ridge. They bang on homes, ring doorbells, and …
Viki Ingram
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2022 6:00 am1262d ago
I’m just making a quick observation here, but when did the rules of the road change for bicyclists to “I …
David Gerleman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2022 7:15 am1263d ago
Whatever happened to Iowa Nice? When the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” …
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