Like you I have been enjoying the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But I have a beef. Not with the networks. …
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Kelly Neff Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2021 1:00 am1729d ago
Like you I have been enjoying the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But I have a beef. Not with the networks. …
Sue Jorgensen Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2021 1:00 am1729d ago
The fact is that on the average, women working full time in the United States are paid 82 percent of …
Joan Thorson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2021 1:00 am1729d ago
On a recent weekly call to reporters Rep. Ashley Hinson said, ‘The public health measure” (coronavirus relief bill) was ‘absolutely …
Tom Rendon
Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2021 1:00 am1729d ago
Last summer, after statewide protests, Gov. Kim Reynolds promised action to address racial profiling by police as she signed the …
Tara Shukla Jones
Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2021 1:00 am1729d ago
In a meeting on March 20 with Benton County residents, state Sen. Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg, spoke about adding language on …
Miriam Kashia
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2021 2:10 pm1730d ago
In January, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued this alarming report: ‘Last year was an extraordinary year for weather …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2021 5:19 pm1731d ago
The industrial animal ag industry is now on their fourth attempt at passing an ag-gag bill in Iowa. These laws …
Mary Hoffman
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2021 7:56 pm1733d ago
Equal Pay Day is March 24. Since the Equal Pay Act of 1963 became law, the gender pay gap has …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2021 11:27 am1733d ago
Many Iowans, including more than a few Iowa legislators, believe the earth is flat. Many of these folks will not …
Jeremy Brigham
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2021 11:27 am1733d ago
I take issue with Ashley Hinson’s claim that the 2020 election was chaotic and dysfunctional, words she seems to like …
Brenda Cloud
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2021 11:27 am1733d ago
The Cedar Rapids recreation guide mailed out in early March states: ‘The decision about which pools will open and when …
Robert Randall
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2021 11:26 am1733d ago
I work at Walmart in Marion. I love my job. On my days off I usually catch up on laundry …
Gary Huxford
Letters to the Editor Mar. 21, 2021 1:00 am1736d ago
Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are not representing their constituents back home. The COVID-19 economic aid package is praised by …
John Klaus
Letters to the Editor Mar. 21, 2021 1:00 am1736d ago
A recent letter to The Gazette suggest the State Bird of Iowa be changed from the goldfinch to the extinct …
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