My political signs were stolen from my private property along Scales Bend Road in Johnson County on Sept. 17. It’s …
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Tom Woodruff Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2020 7:00 am1912d ago
My political signs were stolen from my private property along Scales Bend Road in Johnson County on Sept. 17. It’s …
Emily Devine, RSM Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2020 4:23 pm1913d ago
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis and major concern for poorer countries As we see the virus continuing to rage …
Carolyn Gelder
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2020 3:21 pm1913d ago
My teaching career started in 1979, just three years after the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence, when the truths …
Jean McMenimen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2020 11:34 am1913d ago
The League of Women Voters invites you to virtually attend the only LWV Linn County Candidate Forum, co-sponsored by The …
Jerry Harrington
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2020 4:28 pm1916d ago
In 2016, I wrote Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley a letter protesting his refusal to hold hearings on President Barack …
Bruce D. Williams
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2020 4:28 pm1916d ago
Regarding the current Supreme Court vacancy due to the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a compromise that would …
Ashley Hinson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2020 11:17 am1917d ago
As the Gazette reported recently, Sen. Chuck Grassley has officially finished 40 years of meetings in every county every year …
Maya Sims
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2020 11:16 am1917d ago
To the residents of Johnson County: The transit system in our community is failing to meet the needs of many …
David Zahn
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2020 11:24 am1919d ago
There is a battle raging over whether students should be in school or not. The travesty that exists due to …
Tom Martin
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2020 11:24 am1919d ago
Before you vote in the Nov. 3 election, ask yourself these simple questions. If you discovered your doctor, banker, lawyer, …
Darryl Syverson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2020 11:24 am1919d ago
Character counts, and truth matters. The world will find out if that is true Nov. 3, and so will your …
Patricia A. Ikan
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2020 11:24 am1919d ago
In 2015, Republican Donald Trump said John McCain, a Vietnam War POW, wasn’t a war hero. I was incensed! My …
Mary Burke
Letters to the Editor Sep. 18, 2020 5:10 pm1920d ago
Sen. Joni Ernst insulted and offended me when she accused my health care cohorts and me of committing a felony. …
Coral Dye
Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2020 6:25 pm1920d ago
All of us are sad to see the many damaged trees having to be removed, but even worse than that …
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