Recently in The Gazette the Associated Press reported that Des Moines is considering digging wells to find cleaner water than …
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Sonia Ettinger Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:40 pm1684d ago
Recently in The Gazette the Associated Press reported that Des Moines is considering digging wells to find cleaner water than …
Richard Jacobson Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:40 pm1684d ago
Here are 10 Democratic clay pigeons. Embrace of critical race theory at the national and local levels … Defund the …
John Carver
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:39 pm1684d ago
What is NIL? An affliction? Maybe the news has told you and if it hasn’t, read it here. NIL is …
Renata Sack
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:39 pm1684d ago
Every Iowan should read the factual article by Scott McFetridge, Associated Press, which ran in Iowa newspapers recently. All Iowans …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 12:39 pm1684d ago
Thank you for keeping us informed of (new) 2021 Iowa laws. I “pinch” myself trying to understand two of them, …
Jeanne Liston
Opinion Jul. 9, 2021 11:48 am1684d ago
The front-page story of The Gazette July 3 (“Iowa pumping breaks on rising traffic deaths”) is about traffic deaths and …
Karen Connell
Opinion Jul. 8, 2021 12:18 pm1685d ago
A recent Bulletin Journal article covered Gov. Kim Reynold’s visit to Independence. Attending, according to the article, were the mayor, …
Abigail English
Opinion Jul. 7, 2021 3:03 pm1686d ago
This July 4, the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine permitted us to once again eat hot dogs and watch fireworks …
Ellen Ballas
Opinion Jul. 6, 2021 5:46 pm1687d ago
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who voted against the recent infrastructure bill called “Invest in America Act,” figured out the formula …
Mary L. Magner
Letters to the Editor Jul. 2, 2021 5:00 pm1691d ago
Children trudging thousands of miles toward the southern U.S. border, desperately hoping for a better life, are not our problem …
Chris and Eryn Cronbaugh
Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1691d ago
Tamara Marcus, City Council candidate in District 3, embodies authentic care for the Cedar Rapids community, a wealth of knowledge, …
David Johnson
Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1691d ago
As of July 1, House File 802 will go into effect banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Signed …
John Clayton
Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1691d ago
A month ago, we signed up 34 farm acres into the Conservation Reserve Program, pending this Oct. 1. Well, that …
Palmer Holden
Opinion Jul. 2, 2021 4:59 pm1691d ago
It’s shameful that the federal government will not defend our borders, and Arizona and Texas governors must request state patrol …
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