Aug. 6 marked 79 years since the U.S. dropped an uranium bomb on Hiroshima. Aug. 9 marked 79 years since …
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Ed Flaherty Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2024 6:00 am491d ago
Aug. 6 marked 79 years since the U.S. dropped an uranium bomb on Hiroshima. Aug. 9 marked 79 years since …
Kamyan Enshayan Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2024 6:00 am491d ago
It broke my heart to see the images of flood devastation in Spencer, Hawarden, and many other Iowa communities. I …
Tim Bickel
Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2024 6:00 am491d ago
The assassination attempt of Donald Trump with extreme security incompetence, mismatched agencies and uncoordinated communication was bad enough. Add to …
Phillip Thien
Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2024 6:00 am491d ago
The governor and attorney general of Iowa were again taking false credit and covering for poor choices by Republicans in …
Bob Eckles
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2024 6:00 am493d ago
After Joe Biden performed a selfless and patriotic act by withdrawing from the election and passing the baton to Kamala …
Thomas Jacobson
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2024 6:00 am494d ago
Gazette columnist Althea Cole recently opined that recent Supreme Court decisions have been above board and based on a credible …
Gerald Ott
Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2024 6:00 am495d ago
If you’re inclined to look into the abyss, you’re in luck. Columnist Cal Thomas will take you there. Just read …
Cindy Hildebrand
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2024 6:00 am496d ago
As a Gazette subscriber, I usually enjoy Kurt Ullrich’s columns. So I was surprised and a little saddened to read …
Matt Lantz
Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2024 6:00 am496d ago
We are longtime subscribers. Althea Cole and my neighbor David Chung add nothing to this paper that people who want …
Kathy Carter
Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2024 9:11 am497d ago
On June 25, the Iowa Utilities Board announced its decision regarding the Summit CO2 pipeline project. It has been misreported …
Swati Dandekar
Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2024 9:10 am497d ago
There was widespread community support for Duane Arnold IV Solar project at last week’s Iowa Utilities Commission Information Session. I’m …
Carol Hagen
Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2024 9:10 am497d ago
I have to agree with the concerns expressed by Bruce Lear in his recent column, (“Sports-centered schools raise questions,” July …
Deb Lechtenberg
Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2024 9:09 am497d ago
Our schools are the heart of our communities and no one understands that more than Joe Hegland of Manchester, candidate …
John and Deb Sheda
Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2024 6:00 am498d ago
By now everyone has heard, read or seen pictures of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Paris, perhaps the …
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