A couple recent letters to the editor have commended the current administration’s efforts to cut costs and reduce fraud. I …
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Connie Kennedy Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2025 6:00 am189d ago
A couple recent letters to the editor have commended the current administration’s efforts to cut costs and reduce fraud. I …
Steve Harvey Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2025 6:00 am189d ago
The Iowa Legislature is considering a bill to establish the teaching of the Bible in public schools. As a Christian, …
Kathy Griffith
Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2025 6:00 am189d ago
Last week was the first week I had to read several of my Gazette papers online. You only get the …
Bryan Davis
Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2025 6:00 am189d ago
Being anywhere on the spectrum of LGBTQ+ is not a choice, it’s a condition of life that some people are …
Derek Maurer
Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2025 9:25 am192d ago
If Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks all stand for election in 2026, here is …
Darla Chappell
Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2025 7:14 am192d ago
Thanks to Tom Barton for writing about the E-15 fuel mandate and its impact on Iowa businesses. As a rural …
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Shelton Stromquist
Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2025 6:05 am193d ago
The candidates in the special city council race offer a clear choice. One is a young person who has been …
Chuck Skaugstad
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2025 8:30 am194d ago
As a longtime Iowa Citian and business owner, I have had the privilege of knowing Ross Nusser since he was …
Jean Culver
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2025 12:01 am195d ago
I read, with interest, Raymond Supalla’s letter to the editor on Tuesday Feb 11. I agree with the writer that …
Butch and Myra Frana
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2025 12:00 am195d ago
We read with interest your coverage of the protest at the state Capitol in Des Moines in Tuesday’s (Feb. 18) …
Adam Cooper
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2025 12:00 am195d ago
Trump Derangement Syndrome is back. In a recent Gazette edition, all nine articles on the Nation/World page referenced opposition or …
Joe Younker
Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2025 12:00 am195d ago
On March 4, Iowa City will hold a City Council special election. Our council faces a number of serious challenges, …
Tom St. Clair
Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2025 6:00 am197d ago
In keeping with the hot, new trend of renaming places to reflect our political aspirations, I propose we rechristen our …
Laura Steffeck
Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2025 10:50 am198d ago
As a small-business owner, I’ve learned risk is just part of the job. Every investment I make, whether hiring employees, upgrading …
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