Supporters of President Trump are in an uproar and demanding evidence of Jeffrey Epstein’s connections. Where is the uproar about …
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Carolyn Stephenson Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2025 6:00 am196d ago
Supporters of President Trump are in an uproar and demanding evidence of Jeffrey Epstein’s connections. Where is the uproar about …
Rev. Jonathan Heifner Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2025 5:00 am196d ago
I greatly appreciate the staff editorial from July 26 about the decision to repeal Cedar Rapids’ Citizen Review Board (CRB). …
Karen Carlton
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2025 1:48 am196d ago
Alligator Alcatraz is the official name of the detention center in Florida’s Everglades. As Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida stated, …
Nancy Byram
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2025 1:48 am196d ago
Rep. Ashley Hinson recently met with business leaders to tout the benefits of the “no tax on tips and overtime” …
Rod Schreck
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2025 1:48 am196d ago
The percentage of public funds in IPTV/IPR budgets has gotten smaller over the years. I liked the thought that some …
Mike Hayes
Letters to the Editor Jul. 30, 2025 10:30 am199d ago
Have you been to Marion recently? Don’t bother. All of the roads to and from Marion appear to be closed. …
Pete Looney
Letters to the Editor Jul. 29, 2025 6:00 am201d ago
It’s so sad to see that the National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System have burned out. I used to watch and listen …
Ida Wiebel
Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2025 9:46 am202d ago
President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill includes a sizable amount of money for immigration enforcement. More money does need to be …
James Conger
Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2025 9:45 am202d ago
The Republican excuse to defund National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System for “liberal bias” is indefensible. Iowa’s Reps. Miller …
Elain Hughes
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2025 6:00 am203d ago
In 2024, Iowa had a rate of 498 cancer cases per 100,000 individuals annually, behind Kentucky (the highest) by only …
Steven Patton
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2025 6:00 am203d ago
Former president Barack Obama gave some advice to his party recently on how to improve the party’s 19% approval rating. …
Alan Jensen
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2025 6:00 am203d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley has been in Washington since 1975. During that time the national debt soared from a mere $0.5 …
Linda Svoboda
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2025 6:00 am203d ago
My grandniece, whose 3-year-old daughter loves Elmo on Sesame Street, and people who need clean water wells to keep their families …
Ann Marshbanks
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2025 6:00 am203d ago
This is in response to Althea Cole’s opinion piece in the Sunday Gazette (July 13, “Deportation of West Liberty man …
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