The Iowa Legislature is about to vote on discontinuing state funding for Planned Parenthood. In order to do this, Gov. …
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Mary Kemen Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2017 12:00 am3150d ago
The Iowa Legislature is about to vote on discontinuing state funding for Planned Parenthood. In order to do this, Gov. …
Clark Rieke Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2017 12:00 am3150d ago
A significant percentage of voters would like more choices than the two major party candidates and fewer negative ads. The …
Phillip Wood
Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2017 12:00 am3151d ago
It seems that the president has started the process of building the wall. I have a suggestion on how to …
Roger Johanson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2017 12:00 am3151d ago
Iowa has a long-standing, strong tradition of commitment to and excellence in education. Teacher licensing requirements are among the strongest …
Rob Johnson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2017 12:00 am3151d ago
If our president wants to know why he lost the popular vote by so much, all he has to do …
Paul Anderson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2017 12:00 am3152d ago
While the Iowa House struggles with the state budget cuts, saying that there is not enough revenue to support education, …
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Dave Solberg
Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2017 12:00 am3152d ago
There are a lot of reasons to support Medicaid modernization. For recipients, the most important reason is likely the superior …
Jan Olive Full
Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2017 12:00 am3152d ago
On Jan. 28, the State Historical Society of Iowa marked its 160th birthday. Founded in Iowa City, the same year …
Alan Light
Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2017 12:00 am3152d ago
A 20 percent tax on products imported from Mexico will be paid by Americans, not Mexicans. Americans eat a lot …
Renata Sack
Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2017 12:00 am3153d ago
It is wonderful to learn through the Waterloo Courier that the firm RPMA is interested in building a 70 megawatt …
Steve Maravetz
Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2017 12:00 am3153d ago
I was delighted to read about President Donald Trump’s promise that Congress will be making major changes to our national …
Mike Vaughan
Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2017 12:00 am3153d ago
I read with some interest The Gazette’s editorial regarding the changes to media access at the Iowa High School wrestling …
Nancy Sauerman
Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2017 12:00 am3153d ago
Please consider contacting your state senator as well as senators across the state about the sense of SF108 allowing possession …
Becky Pottorff Leaven
Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2017 12:00 am3154d ago
Cindy Golding, former Linn County GOP chairwoman, states the inauguration was ‘extremely positive and hopeful,” ‘a life-changing event.” After reading …
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