On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis. That night riots broke out in over 100 …
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Dennis Feldmann Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2020 1:00 am1925d ago
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis. That night riots broke out in over 100 …
Stan Thornberry Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2020 1:00 am1926d ago
In his column, ‘The High Cost Being Paid for Our Meat,” May 31, Todd Dorman laments the high price (in …
Marco Battaglia
Letters to the Editor Jun. 4, 2020 5:35 pm1928d ago
The Libertarian Party did something historic by nominating its first female presidential candidate in the first online nominating convention for …
Greg Slager
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2020 5:30 pm1929d ago
It is a sad scene to witness, but we are ever so stupidly destroying the great country in which we …
Chandra Jordan
Letters to the Editor Jun. 3, 2020 5:22 pm1929d ago
It’s so disheartening to see white men, white people, condemn the looting In Minneapolis and not even attempt to understand …
George Potts
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2020 8:04 pm1931d ago
Watching the response by so many essential workers during these challenging times makes me especially proud to have served in …
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Mitchell Bobbin
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2020 9:00 am1931d ago
On May 19, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced yet another wave of reopenings just in time for Memorial Day weekend. To …
Paul Gilbert
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2020 8:00 am1931d ago
In Sunday May 24’s column, Adam Sullivan makes a dangerous and misinformed argument for relaxing alcohol control measures. While most …
John Dierickx
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2020 8:00 am1931d ago
The Gazette criticizes Gov. Kim Reynolds for not reporting COVID-19 data as she or her website did at the beginning …
Jeff Klinzman
Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2020 7:00 am1931d ago
The COVID-19 epidemic in the U.S. has dramatically revealed the inequality that this nation was built on. The chief executive …
Ruthina Malone
Letters to the Editor May. 29, 2020 12:20 pm1934d ago
Please join me in voting for Christina Bohannan for Iowa House District 85 in the June 2 Democratic primary. As …
David Helman
Letters to the Editor May. 29, 2020 11:55 am1934d ago
Iowa Democrats have a rare opportunity to select a challenger to Sen. Joni Ernst who brings unparalleled credentials to an …
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Letters to the Editor May. 29, 2020 11:41 am1934d ago
I had the opportunity to meet and question Sergeant Brad Kunkel shortly before the coronavirus guidelines were put in place. …
State Rep. Dave Jacoby
Letters to the Editor May. 29, 2020 11:28 am1934d ago
We all have champions that have affected our lives. Muhammad Ali was my favorite boxer of all time, as he …
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