Gov. Kim Reynolds was eerily silent about the school shooting outside East High in Des Moines. When a reporter finally …
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Barbara Paulding Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2022 10:51 am1351d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds was eerily silent about the school shooting outside East High in Des Moines. When a reporter finally …
Ken Krizan Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2022 10:51 am1351d ago
What negative energy one feels, sees, hears and reads coming from Iowa’s government is an inane partisan majority, bullying a …
Tim Wagner
Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2022 6:15 am1352d ago
So Sen. Chuck Grassley voted against the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, with the claim that she’s “soft on crime.” …
Mary McBee
Letters to the Editor Apr. 5, 2022 6:45 am1354d ago
We all heard about the horrible tragedy of the young lady killed by a “pack of feral dogs” on the …
Bob Rush
Letters to the Editor Apr. 5, 2022 6:30 am1354d ago
Isn’t it time to rethink the structure of Linn County’s government? The three incumbent supervisors say three is not enough …
Lauren Tiffany
Letters to the Editor Apr. 5, 2022 6:15 am1354d ago
Our times are fraught with conflict: The Gazette’s editorial page showcases the range of opinions we Iowans have about it …
Robert Kurt
Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2022 6:45 am1355d ago
Just last month, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Legislature passed a historic bipartisan tax cut, no thanks to the …
Ed Fischer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2022 6:30 am1355d ago
This writer would like to point out that both Stan Thornberry and Gary Kilberger use a logical fallacy known as …
Art Hackett
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2022 6:45 am1356d ago
The fact that so many candidates skated under the wire when submitting nomination petitions is puzzling. They include Attorney General …
Dann Myers
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2022 6:30 am1356d ago
I moved back to Cedar Rapids a year ago, after nearly 50 years of living elsewhere, to be nearer to …
Marco Battaglia
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2022 6:30 am1356d ago
I was at the Iowa Capital recently with gubernatorial candidate Rick Stewart listening to landowners and a couple of legislators …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2022 6:30 am1356d ago
Regarding a community letter on March 27, I understand; community letters will have various perspectives. But I’m laughing out loud …
Matt Brandt
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2022 6:15 am1356d ago
Turns out I’ve been duped by the Iowa Republican lawmakers! Just when I thought Gov. Kim Reynolds and company were …
Roger Lueders
Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2022 5:45 am1356d ago
I am writing in response to a column in The Gazette March 27, entitled “Why can’t my state tax dollars …
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