I read in the July 10 Gazette that the University of Iowa is spending $1 million to remove the spray …
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Gloria Drapac Letters to the Editor Jul. 29, 2020 12:50 pm1971d ago
I read in the July 10 Gazette that the University of Iowa is spending $1 million to remove the spray …
Jerry Elsea Letters to the Editor Jul. 29, 2020 12:50 pm1971d ago
Some people are upset at the spectacle of unidentified paramilitary forces assailing and whisking away peaceful demonstrators on city streets …
Gene Kopecky
Letters to the Editor Jul. 29, 2020 12:49 pm1971d ago
The coronavirus pandemic has created a chaotic environment for most of us. We need simplification. We need hope. There is …
Tony Staab
Letters to the Editor Jul. 29, 2020 12:49 pm1971d ago
I see where Bloomberg News, in an effort to get more than 65 percent of us to wear masks, turned …
Hugh Lifson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2020 6:14 pm1972d ago
Regarding your editorial of July 9 (‘Remove whitewashing monuments at Capital”) I hope that you’re advocating their relocation, and not …
Wendy Hartman
Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2020 1:54 pm1972d ago
Politics aside, I hope there is a surge in charitable donations once the ‘stimulus checks” are sent out by the …
Jo Ann McNiel
Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2020 4:27 pm1977d ago
The right to vote is a cornerstone of citizenship and needs to be supported by opportunity. It’s not a problem …
Greta Gromacki
Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2020 9:53 am1977d ago
I am about to start 7th grade this fall. I go to school in one of the districts that decided …
Stephanie Manning
Letters to the Editor Jul. 22, 2020 8:48 am1978d ago
As a former elementary principal in both rural and urban districts in Iowa, I wonder why schools are not utilizing …
Julie Eisele
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2020 5:27 pm1980d ago
Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek is retiring as sheriff and is running for The Iowa House of Representatives in District …
Ann Treanor
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2020 7:00 am1980d ago
Roger Stone received a commutation, not a pardon. That means he retains the right against self-incrimination, which means he does …
Arlie Willems
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2020 6:59 am1980d ago
Regarding the incident of the governor’s vehicle striking a peacefully protesting constituent last month, I have four questions for the …
State Sen. Herman Quirmbach
Letters to the Editor Jul. 19, 2020 9:00 am1981d ago
Gov. Reynolds said recently that between ‘the lives and the livelihoods of Iowans … [w]e can’t prioritize one over the …
Shirley Burnett
Letters to the Editor Jul. 19, 2020 9:00 am1981d ago
Our president imperils our democratic way of life and continues to cause needless deaths because he refuses to admit that …
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