Citizens of Iowa, I would like to know where this bonus money is coming from that our governor is passing …
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Duane Eldred Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:11 pm1688d ago
Citizens of Iowa, I would like to know where this bonus money is coming from that our governor is passing …
Alice Dahle Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:10 pm1688d ago
Thanks to Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley for supporting Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill intended to reduce sexual assault in …
Marcelina Ceniceros
Opinion May. 7, 2021 2:10 pm1688d ago
In response to President Joe Biden’s new economic recovery proposal, I’m pleased he’s included resources to increase the supply of …
Johanna and Terry Abernathy
Opinion May. 5, 2021 1:35 pm1690d ago
Robert and Judy Boyd deserve a standing ovation for their insightful April 25 letter about the university’s decision to eliminate …
Curt Zingula
Opinion May. 4, 2021 3:06 pm1691d ago
Todd Dorman’s May 1 column (“Puddle police are coming”) for The Gazette ridiculed farmers and the Iowa Farm Bureau for …
Mike Gary and Craig Adamson
Opinion May. 3, 2021 3:32 pm1692d ago
The Iowa House and Senate both recently passed the Senior Financial Fraud and Exploitation Prevention bill with the help of …
Gordon Taylor
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 3:32 pm1695d ago
When I was 10 years old I had a lifesaving radical mastoidectomy. Following that surgery I had to have a …
Hal Dendurent
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 3:30 pm1695d ago
The Iowa Legislature has passed a bill that would financially protect people driving cars into crowds of protesters. Interesting. They …
Terese Grant
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 2:54 pm1695d ago
There is something terribly wrong with the recent election laws that required the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office to send …
David Duer
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 2:51 pm1695d ago
Driving through Solon recently, either on my way to one of the good restaurants there or en route to the …
Charlie Wishman
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 2:41 pm1695d ago
In 2020, American heroes in grocery stores, the U.S. Postal Service, hospitals and more became known as “essential workers,” and …
Elwood Garlock
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 2:34 pm1695d ago
Currently, Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is under investigation for sexual relationships with a 17-year-old girl and child sex trafficking. …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Opinion Apr. 30, 2021 2:32 pm1695d ago
To laugh or cry? Iowans are declining coronavirus vaccines. I’m so thankful I’ve received one dose and am scheduled for …
Cecil Roper
Opinion Apr. 29, 2021 12:06 pm1696d ago
So, I heard on Fox News that President Joe Biden may be banning meat to combat global warming. Then I …
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