The U.S. can become an energy superpower. In order for that to happen, we must not only be able to …
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Herb Anderson Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2017 12:00 am3323d ago
The U.S. can become an energy superpower. In order for that to happen, we must not only be able to …
Marj Kuperman Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2017 12:00 am3323d ago
There is a grassroots project that supports women’s rights. It is the Pussyhat Project. From their mission statement: ‘The Pussyhat …
Jerry Chilton
Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2017 12:00 am3324d ago
Sen. Brad Zaun and Rep. Walt Rogers, having failed to ban traffic cameras or legislate them into ineffectiveness, are trying …
Joel Barnum
Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2017 12:00 am3324d ago
City officials insist that the speed cameras on Interstate 380 are for safety, while critics assert they are a money …
Barb Kalbach
Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2017 12:00 am3325d 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 am3325d 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 am3326d 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 am3326d 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 am3326d 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 am3327d ago
Climate scientists have been warning us about the dangers of more extreme weather due to global warming because a warmer …
Edna Brunkhorst
Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2017 12:00 am3327d 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 am3327d 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 am3328d 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 am3329d ago
Really, Paul Pate! You want to spend a million dollars for voter ID when we’ve had only 23 convictions in …
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