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What do the Republican and Democratic Parties have in common? They spend money like they have it. The goals of …
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What a sad outcome, to read that the University of Iowa will abandon its longtime lease for the Macbride Nature …
James McCoy
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In the Old Testament of the Bible pharaoh and the Egyptians clung to enslavement of the Israelites despite plagues of …
Gerald Ott
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I don’t know letter writer Willard Salemink of West Liberty, but I hear he is well known as owner and …
Eric Johnson
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As the father of an 8-year-old daughter, I’m following the Texas Hill Country floods with a sick feeling in my …
Fred Easker
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During the bank bailouts 2008 the phrase “privatize the profits, socialize the losses” came to describe crony capitalism. It seems an …
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Thank you to The Gazette for its articles opposing the Big Beautiful Bill. They have generated editorials and letters decrying …
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Thanks to The Gazette and Emily Anderson for their amazing storytelling and continued, outstanding coverage of the ongoing crisis facing …
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I am writing to express my opposition to the current budget reconciliation bill before the Senate. This bill turns biblical …
Russ Lenth
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According to Althea Cole, the so-called big beautiful bill is not perfect, but it’s better than listening to Hakeem Jeffries …
Betty Kohout
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This is an everyday occurrence out of Trump’s mouth. He claims he doesn’t know who paused Ukraine aid. Seems that …
Wilma Rettig
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I think it ironic that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. is a tad upset about Biden’s doctor’s refusal to answer …
Diane Allen
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On behalf of Project GREEN, we thank everyone who came out on a steamy summer weekend to make the Open …
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Do not be fooled by the reported drop in fireworks-related calls in Cedar Rapids. Think about it. There were fewer …
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