The requests for absentee ballots are now being received by county auditors and it is a convenient and time saving …
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Kathy Hendricksmeyer Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2024 6:00 am344d ago
The requests for absentee ballots are now being received by county auditors and it is a convenient and time saving …
Mark Tjaden Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2024 6:00 am345d ago
The Center Point-Urbana baseball/softball complex is in desperate need of a major overhaul. For spectators, the rough, uneven terrain is …
Fred Hubler
Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2024 6:00 am345d ago
I am glad to see the proposed CO2 pipeline approved by the Iowa Utilities Board being challenged in court. However, …
Mike Streb
Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2024 6:00 am345d ago
During the Cold War, both the U.S. and The Soviet Union went to great lengths to avoid direct military conflict, …
Chelsea Newton
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2024 6:00 am346d ago
Brandy Zumbach Meisheid has left me continuously impressed by her passion, devotion, and loyalty to our community. Her commitment to …
Nick Strittmatter
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2024 2:33 pm348d ago
Andy McKean and I first met in 1975 when we were both first year law students. He soon impressed me …
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Cecil Roper
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2024 2:33 pm348d ago
Factory farms are destroying the environment and harming animals on a massive scale. Their waste pollutes our water, harms sea …
Mary Melchert
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2024 6:00 am349d ago
Liz Cheney — yep. Dick Cheney — he’s in. Jimmy McCain — joined the Democratic Party and is vowed to …
Mary Jo Elam
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2024 6:00 am350d ago
So, $80 million. Really. Interesting how those who want something bad enough can skew the numbers to support their position. …
Jo Ann McNeil
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2024 8:52 am351d ago
We all hope desired pregnancies are healthy, resulting in healthy babies that grow into healthy children. While debating Kamala Harris, Donald …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2024 8:52 am351d ago
Well, in order to be fair, fairer than anybody has ever seen, I watched 20 or so minutes of Fox …
Patricia Bowen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2024 5:49 am351d ago
No matter our political party, most of us believe that violence has no place in our political process and that …
Mary Palmer
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2024 6:00 am352d ago
Look to the future, Folks! Look ahead five years. Iowa, already an OB-GYN desert in 2024, will lose even more gynecologists because …
Jon Volz
Letters to the Editor Sep. 22, 2024 6:00 am352d ago
Seems to me there have been quite a few articles in the Gazette lately about Donald Trump’s disrespect for veterans, …
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