As we move closer to the 2020 election, it will become continuously important for the president to keep himself front …
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Mary Magner Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2019 6:53 am2376d ago
As we move closer to the 2020 election, it will become continuously important for the president to keep himself front …
Larry J Neppl Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2019 7:00 am2377d ago
A great big thank you to the Marion Parks and Rec department and Veridian Credit Union for sponsoring the wonderful …
Christopher Marks
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2019 7:00 am2377d ago
Staff columnist Todd Dorman’s August 12 piece concerning Rep. Joaquin Castro’s (D-TX) recent action completely missed the mark. Castro, whose …
Bob Hepker
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2019 7:00 am2377d ago
In full disclosure, I am a conservative, but I believe an understanding of the origin of our Second Amendment, as …
Steve Panther
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2019 7:00 am2378d ago
Globally, poor nutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths under age 5 and impairs the physical and mental …
State Rep. Lee Hein
Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2019 7:00 am2379d ago
This past week, farmers across Iowa were disappointed to see the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant 31 waivers to oil …
Peggy Stover
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2019 7:00 am2380d ago
In an Aug. 1 guest column, Ashley Hinson, GOP candidate for US House District 1, failed to research why the …
Stephen Hamann
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2019 11:41 am2381d ago
In his column of August 2, Adam Sullivan suggested that Iowa lawmakers do not accept the science about e-cigarettes. As …
David Johnson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2019 7:00 am2382d ago
We have gotten to that point in our nation’s history where nothing coming out of the mouth of Donald Trump …
Ed Flaherty
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2019 1:20 pm2383d ago
The Gazette reported that Sen. Chuck Grassley refused to directly comment on Rep. Steve King’s criticism of Joni Ernst, who …
Gary Ellis
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2019 1:15 pm2383d ago
Here is a direct quote from Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley: ‘We don’t need any more brown faces that don’t …
Harry Brown
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2019 1:15 pm2383d ago
My wife and I recently spent the two weeks traveling in six western states. Being a news junkie, I like …
Bill Goodman
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2019 1:14 pm2383d ago
In response to Erin Owen’s letter (‘Media comments show Hinson’s untrustworthy,” July 22), I offer the following. What the writer …
Kelly McGinnis
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2019 1:12 pm2383d ago
The federal and state co-chairs of the Gulf Hypoxia Task Force make a number of important points in their editorial …
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