“These are unprecedented times, and the state of Iowa will do whatever is necessary to address this public health disaster,” …
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Andrew Kelley Opinion Aug. 10, 2021 4:28 pm1652d ago
“These are unprecedented times, and the state of Iowa will do whatever is necessary to address this public health disaster,” …
Jerry Chilton Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:49 pm1656d ago
Reading Adam Sullivan’s column of July 25, “Are Iowa Democrats tired of losing yet?,” you might wonder, “Why elect any …
Karl Knutson
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:47 pm1656d ago
Congratulations to Gazette photojournalist Rebecca F. Miller for capturing the winning run for Marion High School over Dubuque Wahlert in …
Scott Byram
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:41 pm1656d ago
I feel that I have to make a suggestion/correction regarding your headline in the Aug. 1 Gazette. You said “CDC …
Dale Fitzgibbons
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:40 pm1656d ago
Recent letters on the Insight page decry a new Iowa law that bans the teaching of Critical Race Theory in …
Jim Berger
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:39 pm1656d ago
I am ashamed of our Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. Recently, she stood behind House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy during a press …
Jim Walters
Opinion Aug. 6, 2021 3:39 pm1656d ago
Remember when Republicans alleged that the Affordable Care Act (or any government health care) would bring about the imposition of …
Michael Fritz
Opinion Aug. 5, 2021 12:29 pm1657d ago
Governor, you claim you have not seen the data about the number of COVID cases in Iowa. Here they are: …
Elizabeth Kohout
Opinion Aug. 4, 2021 2:03 pm1658d ago
I read an Aug. 2 article about people in Missouri who are disguising themselves when they get the COVID vaccine …
Rich Patterson
Opinion Aug. 4, 2021 2:04 pm1658d ago
I was amused to spot a sign that said “No Industrial Solar” placed near a cornfield north of Cedar Rapids. …
Claire Hanson
Opinion Aug. 2, 2021 2:56 pm1660d ago
I wish to express my dismay at the behavior Mayor Brad Hart exhibited when dealing with the event hosted by …
John Freese
Opinion Aug. 3, 2021 8:53 am1659d ago
The Senate just voted to begin deliberations on a $1 trillion infrastructure boondoggle. When I was born in 1992, the …
Paul Deaton
Opinion Jul. 30, 2021 9:51 am1663d ago
World War II veterans were still living when our family moved back to Iowa in 1993. In each conversation with …
Dave Bradley
Opinion Jul. 30, 2021 9:51 am1663d ago
Over and over, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks states that clean water is a priority. The House voted and sure enough …
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