Sen. Chuck Grassley’s cynical no vote on modest changes to our nation’s gun laws was predictable. After all who wouldn’t …
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Joe Bolkcom Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2022 6:15 am1325d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s cynical no vote on modest changes to our nation’s gun laws was predictable. After all who wouldn’t …
Eileen McDermott Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2022 5:45 am1325d ago
I’m writing in regards to the coverage of the Freedom Festival parade. The AMVETS Post 6 Color Guard (local in …
Kate Rose
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While Republican candidates for state Senate in District 42 in Benton and Linn Counties had a sharply divided primary, Democrats …
Jay Kacena
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2022 5:30 am1325d ago
It should be no wonder that Americans are losing faith in the federal government given the total disregard for facts …
Michael Meyer
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2022 5:30 am1325d ago
I have long known what I will get when I pick up a copy of The Gazette, and it’s not …
Steven Carfrae
Letters to the Editor Jul. 3, 2022 5:15 am1325d ago
President Joe Biden has called on Congress to suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel so that Americans will …
Helen Redding
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Going to a bank to get a loan should be an easy process if you have everything ready to go. …
Ellen Ballas
Letters to the Editor Jul. 2, 2022 6:00 am1326d ago
Iowa needs a new U.S. senator: Mike Franken. Americans want gun safety laws. Included in the bipartisan Senate bill: closing …
Gloria Zmolek
Letters to the Editor Jul. 1, 2022 10:51 am1327d ago
I have watched the Jan. 6 committee Hearings. I have seen the testimonies of Republicans, who supported, worked and voted …
Jeff Durham
Letters to the Editor Jun. 30, 2022 9:18 am1328d ago
In every area of our lives, money is being taken from our families to pay for policies that are not …
Bruce Williams
Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2022 4:02 pm1328d ago
Currently there is a trend with American newspapers to reduce or eliminate columns and editorials. Some editors report surveys indicate …
William Mulcahey
Letters to the Editor Jun. 28, 2022 9:12 pm1329d ago
Thank you, Timothy Walch, for your timely, crucial, and apropos guest column June 24 that showcases “Meatpacking America,” a new …
Larry Hodgden
Letters to the Editor Jun. 28, 2022 8:21 am1330d ago
This Fourth of July as we celebrate our Independence and our freedoms, let us not forget that the history of …
Laura Behrens
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2022 5:30 am1333d ago
Kudos to The Gazette for the series of articles leading up to the 50th anniversary of Title IX. I have …
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