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Les Deal Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 2:44 pm1712d ago
Abortion is about individual rights. Nature assigned the creation of life to women. All care for the unborn comes from …
Tom Woodruff Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 2:43 pm1712d ago
Who would have ever thought our “educators of higher learning” at institutions in the state of Iowa would be “required” …
Peggy Stover
Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 2:42 pm1712d ago
I’ve had several meetings with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s Cedar Rapids staff to determine why she voted against a bill to …
Ken Wetjen
Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 2:42 pm1712d ago
The Sunday Gazette published an article concerning earmark spending. U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said she is “fighting for investments that …
Karen Pratte
Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 2:39 pm1712d ago
Based on Donald Trump’s big lie of widespread voter fraud, Republican state legislators have introduced hundreds of bills to restrict …
Thomas Pak and Mikayla Brockmeyer
Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 2:14 pm1712d ago
Over 100 Iowa medical students from University of Iowa and Des Moines University have signed on in support of a …
Richard Stimmel
Opinion Jun. 9, 2021 2:05 pm1714d ago
With all the negativity and malice toward those who bravely serve and protect our families, it is important to support …
Coral Dye
Opinion Jun. 8, 2021 5:34 pm1715d ago
The guest column in Sunday’s Gazette by Victoria Sinclair was appreciated and like a breath of fresh air. She asked …
Helane Golden
Opinion Jun. 8, 2021 5:33 pm1715d ago
The American Families Plan is what it looks like when the government works for the American people. This proposal will …
Carolyn L. Stucker
Opinion Jun. 7, 2021 5:27 pm1716d ago
There were other letters that I considered writing, but this topic has stayed with me. I voted in 2020. I …
Madeline Shea
Opinion Jun. 7, 2021 2:54 pm1716d ago
We want to commend the teachers, staff and students of the ICCSD Transition Services Center (TSC) at Eastdale Plaza for …
Bob Wiley
Opinion Jun. 7, 2021 2:54 pm1716d ago
In the May 30 edition, The Gazette’s editorial board told us that Donald Trump’s complaints about the 2020 election are …
Bob Hartzler
Opinion Jun. 7, 2021 2:51 pm1716d ago
Every day we hear of another gun wounding or killing people in the U.S. Why don’t we treat firearms like …
Gary Sanders
Opinion Jun. 7, 2021 2:51 pm1716d ago
“Mental health care funding has a bumpy road ahead.” That was the headline over The Gazette’s May 30 story on …
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