Matthew Whitaker’s guest column in Tuesday’s Gazette argues for the various “school choice” bills designed by Republican legislators and backed …
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David Duer Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2022 6:15 am1391d ago
Matthew Whitaker’s guest column in Tuesday’s Gazette argues for the various “school choice” bills designed by Republican legislators and backed …
Chandra Jordan Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2022 9:25 am1393d ago
The other day my 72-year-old mother was walking into a Kwik Mart when two young men went in ahead of …
Jill Burcum
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2022 6:00 am1394d ago
Our family is grateful for our Iowa roots even though many of us now live far away. A recent special …
Scott Fruehling
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2022 6:15 am1395d ago
The Governor has continued to push vouchers for students which would enable them to take their tax dollars to private …
John Keeling
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2022 6:00 am1395d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley claims that if Republicans take back the Senate this fall they will not attempt to repeal the …
Claudia Young
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2022 5:45 am1395d ago
I feel that Molly Donahue will make a great state Senator for District 37. I have watched her represent me …
Tom Reardon
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2022 5:30 am1395d ago
Spring is coming, birds are chirping, bees are buzz …, well maybe not so much. Over the past few decades’ …
Matthew Rothchild
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2022 6:30 am1396d ago
On April 18 a federal court vacated the mass transit mask mandate. While the debate over masking and its effectiveness …
Sally McMillan
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2022 12:24 pm1397d ago
President Joe Biden has recently raised the subject of “a sacred commitment.” We have a choice. Is it a NATO …
Feather Lacy
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2022 11:18 am1397d ago
Please, give up single-use plastics, all of those plastic salad, doughnut containers, soda bottles and bags at the grocery stores …
Heidi Liegl
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2022 6:30 am1399d ago
When our leaders seeking office say “America needs farmers,” all too often it feels like nothing more than lip service, …
Jim Davis
Letters to the Editor Apr. 19, 2022 6:30 am1400d ago
Iowa Democrats are again focusing on whether Iowa will retain its first-in-the-nation caucus status. While this may or may not …
Thomas Cook
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2022 6:45 am1401d ago
It’s easy to save Styrofoam cups, carryout containers, and packing materials as heirlooms for our great-great-great-great-….grandchildren. We simply need to …
Jeremy Brigham
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2022 6:30 am1401d ago
What is the real Republican plan for Iowa? I can only decipher from the outside. Steve Moshier of the NAACP …
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