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Barb Kalbach Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2017 12:00 am3168d ago
The issues we care most about are under attack. We need to stand together and fight back. We are seeing …
Pat McElliott Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2017 12:00 am3168d ago
We are in unprecedented times. The president, first lady, vice president and his wife all spoke at a national political …
Dennis Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2017 12:00 am3169d ago
During the 4,422 days of his presidency, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took to the airwaves 30 times for his famous fireside …
John Chaimov
Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2017 12:00 am3169d ago
Imagine telling your doctor you’re short of breath, feel tightness in your chest and have shooting pains down your left …
Steve Henely
Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2017 12:00 am3169d ago
I am alarmed by the selection of Scott Pruitt, who has been a close ally of the fossil fuel industry, …
Fred Hubler
Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2017 12:00 am3170d ago
Climate scientists have been warning us about the dangers of more extreme weather due to global warming because a warmer …
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Edna Brunkhorst
Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2017 12:00 am3170d ago
Jan. 22 is the anniversary date of the Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court in 1973 which made …
James Beranek
Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2017 12:00 am3170d ago
I was interested to read in Sunday’s Gazette how 1st District Rep. Rod Blum is putting into practice his recent …
Pat Nielsen
Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2017 12:00 am3171d ago
Iowa 350 invites area residents to a peaceful protest training on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon in rooms A …
Sheila Dalton
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2017 12:00 am3172d ago
Really, Paul Pate! You want to spend a million dollars for voter ID when we’ve had only 23 convictions in …
Delaney Sturtz
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2017 12:00 am3172d ago
During the 2015-16 school year, many rural schools, like my own, faced program and faculty cuts from budget reductions. This …
Norbert B. Hemesath
Letters to the Editor Jan. 12, 2017 12:00 am3172d ago
In a few days the president-elect will be sworn in, climaxing the most bizarre election cycle the country has seen …
Dave Ameling
Letters to the Editor Jan. 11, 2017 12:00 am3173d ago
Regarding The Gazette’s Dec. 31 front page ‘Putin, looking ahead, opts to pull punches”: Is this the new normal? People …
Autumn Loehr
Letters to the Editor Jan. 11, 2017 12:00 am3173d ago
Secondary schools and colleges emphasize the importance of extracurricular activities, but it can be difficult for kids to see how …
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