Remember when Donald Trump said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue, shoot someone and not lose any …
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Roger Heckroth Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2021 9:23 am1860d ago
Remember when Donald Trump said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue, shoot someone and not lose any …
Gary Sanders Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2021 9:23 am1860d ago
I am angry. The legislators from Johnson County not only represent me at the Statehouse, they are my friends. The …
Mike Schluckebier
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2021 3:22 pm1862d ago
For four years Sen. Joni Ernst has unequivocally supported a president who last week incited an insurrection, going so far …
John Noel
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2021 3:22 pm1862d ago
Ashley Hinson’s warning that a second impeachment of Donald Trump would further worsen the division in our country is totally …
Mark Erlandson
Letters to the Editor Jan. 11, 2021 4:35 pm1863d ago
Those who advocate that impeachment would further divide the country have it backward. Until we are willing to hold our …
Paul Gilbert
Letters to the Editor Jan. 11, 2021 4:35 pm1863d ago
Two things have become abundantly clear over the last several days. First, Donald Trump is not fit to be president. …
Richard Pohorsky
Opinion Jan. 10, 2021 6:50 am1865d ago
I have one simple question for all those people who support Rita Hart’s end run on Iowa voters. If Republicans …
Jane Alderman
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2021 6:40 am1865d ago
As Gov. Kim Reynolds prepares for her Condition of the State address, I wish my vision of the condition of …
Victor F. Ogden
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2021 6:30 am1865d ago
I spent 27 years on active duty in the U.S. military defending the Constitution. Today, I can’t believe my eyes. …
Kevin Link
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2021 6:10 am1865d ago
I am sure I’m not alone in welcoming 2021 to the table. Along with thousands of Iowans, I await the …
Judith Pim
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2021 6:00 am1865d ago
In regard to the toxic political divisions sowed under Donald Trump’s presidency: What does it look like for the country’s …
Stella Siver
Letters to the Editor Jan. 10, 2021 5:58 am1865d ago
Thank you to the members of The Gazette staff for publishing such an outstanding book about the derecho. The pictures …
Judy Pfohl
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2021 6:00 am1866d ago
Where are you, governor? Look to the future! Use the state surplus for those needing help now, the unemployed, those …
Angela Weiland
Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2021 6:00 am1866d ago
I am very dismayed to learn the Iowa Capitol will not require the use of masks when they open for …
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