You cant fix stupid, i.e. the Iowa GOP. Iowa Public Radio on Aug. 6: “Gov. Reynolds’ DOGE task force is …
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Steve Haufe Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2025 6:00 am16d ago
You cant fix stupid, i.e. the Iowa GOP. Iowa Public Radio on Aug. 6: “Gov. Reynolds’ DOGE task force is …
Anne Michael Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2025 11:08 pm17d ago
Don’t fret about rising prices. It is a certainty that when President Trump goes to the grocery store, he will …
Juanita Andersen
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2025 6:00 am18d ago
The federalization of the D.C. police force and mobilization of the National Guard is the first step in turning the …
Emma Barton-Norris
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2025 6:00 am18d ago
In 1974, the Iowa Labor Collection was established and supported by the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. Before then, no …
Ralph Cap
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2025 6:00 am19d ago
A few months ago Donald Trump sent National Guard troops into Los Angeles, ostensibly to quell disturbances. The Mayor of …
Lee and Marlise Nelson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2025 6:00 am19d ago
We’re grateful for the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. This legislation brings peace of mind and real, …
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Robert Naujoks
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2025 6:00 am19d ago
In the last month I have written letters to both of our senators on certain issues, and their replies were …
Stan Pidima
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2025 6:00 am19d ago
Around the time The Gazette began publishing the paper only three times weekly, I started to experience delivery issues. There …
Del Swartzendruber
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2025 6:00 am19d ago
Now that our experiment in fascism is well underway, we need to assess how successful we have utilized one of …
Elaine St. Clair
Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2025 10:17 pm20d ago
The thorny path of politics we are experiencing now will change. We can do two things at the same time; …
Holly Oppelt
Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2025 9:46 am21d ago
On Independence Day, the president signed into law nearly a 1,000-page bill stripping tens of billions of dollars from health …
Edward Lowry
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2025 6:00 am22d ago
Some events in life change the rest of your life. That’s what happened to me when I went on a …
Karen Pratte
Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2025 8:47 am23d ago
Social Security turns 90 this month and Medicare and Medicaid turned 60. These programs embody the best of America’s values …
Charles Crawley
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2025 6:00 am24d ago
Regarding the protest on July 29 in front of the Federal Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, I was there with about …
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