Having seen the clip of the public hearing held in Palm Beach over mandatory face masks, I felt that I …
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Thomas Ash Letters to the Editor Jul. 2, 2020 1:37 pm2057d ago
Having seen the clip of the public hearing held in Palm Beach over mandatory face masks, I felt that I …
Michael J. Cook Letters to the Editor Jul. 2, 2020 12:49 pm2057d ago
As a member of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee Joni Ernst has always championed the cause of the …
Helane Golden
Letters to the Editor Jun. 30, 2020 5:42 pm2059d ago
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a struggling economy, the Trump administration has been working on repealing the Affordable Care Act. …
David Chung
Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2020 6:35 pm2060d ago
For two years, Abby Finkenauer promised Eastern Iowans that she would improve Iowa’s infrastructure. When she unveiled her INVEST in …
Tom Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Jun. 30, 2020 9:28 am2059d ago
One of the greatest ironies of this fall could indeed be this: The hardest of hard headed sports nuts will …
Christine Botkin, MD
Letters to the Editor Jun. 29, 2020 4:36 pm2060d ago
I am writing to urge you to call on the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services (USDA-HHS) …
Brain Stubblefield Jr
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2020 1:45 pm2063d ago
My name is Brian Stubblefield. I am a Scout in Troop 5200B. I am currently working on my Eagle Scout …
Jan Kosowski
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2020 1:32 pm2063d ago
Thank you, J.R. Ogden, for your recent tribute to your father (‘Remembering the inspiration behind The Gazette’s Athlete of the …
Judi Whetstine
Letters to the Editor Jun. 26, 2020 1:32 pm2063d ago
Cedar Rapids is fortunate to have creative restaurants that rival larger cities. We are grateful to them for take-away dinners …
Linda Sprengeler
Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2020 6:19 pm2064d ago
My niece is an ICU nurse in a Minneapolis hospital with 28 ICU beds. In March, they ran short of …
Cindy Golding
Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2020 5:51 pm2065d ago
Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer owes Iowans, particularly farmers, an explanation as to what promises she made to get the endorsement of …
Stacy Van Zante
Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2020 5:49 pm2065d ago
Americans have recognized July Fourth as a national day of celebration of our independence for over 240 years. This, however, …
Susan Futrell
Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2020 5:19 pm2066d ago
As a University of Iowa alum and lifelong Iowan, I’m flabbergasted that UI’s Dean Steve Goddard said, in defending faculty …
Peggy Stover
Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2020 4:32 pm2066d ago
The U.S. Census determines how half a trillion dollars in federal money will be divided up between the states and …
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