We recently learned key members of the Trump administration — including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco …
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David Duer Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2025 6:15 am264d ago
We recently learned key members of the Trump administration — including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco …
David Christ Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2025 6:00 am265d ago
The Iowa Legislature proposes to require 80% of students in the medical and dental colleges to be from Iowa. If …
Bill Emanuel
Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2025 6:00 am265d ago
We are witnessing the complete destruction of our government and constitution by Donald Trump and the Republican Party on a …
Scott Byram
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A recent article in The Gazette discussed a bill in the legislature that would stop Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) …
Jeffrey Olson
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Why not get rid of NASA and the Space Force? We’re 30 years from Mars and have done the moon. …
Marcia Swift
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Althea Cole contends that the 2020 protests following the George Floyd killing reflected built up rage from COVID. Does she …
Paul Steingreaber
Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2025 5:00 am268d ago
In 1987 President Reagan famously said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Here in 2025 President Trump seems to be …
Tim Bickel
Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2025 5:00 am268d ago
Democrats and students are clamoring for the release of a recently deported Jew-hating political activist. Even though he was not …
Carol deProsse
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2025 6:00 am269d ago
Why would I move out of a state in which I have lived for over 50 years? The air is …
Justin Beahm
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2025 6:00 am269d ago
The Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility has added a pungent, increasingly intrusive odor to the “city of five smells” …
Jim Highly
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2025 6:00 am269d ago
In view of the advancement of House Bill 191 to protect Iowa from those dreaded noxious “chemtrails,” I suggest an …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2025 6:00 am269d ago
Althea Cole’s article on Iowa being shut down five years ago due to COVID-19 was timely. A good reminder on …
Robert Neff
Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2025 6:00 am269d ago
KWWL is at it yet again. We had a bit of wind and rain tonight. So why does their weather …
Elle Murphy
Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2025 12:04 pm264d ago
Recently, The Gazette published an article about Upper Midwest’s first 765-kV transmission line, which is one of the largest electric …
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