I moved here in 2012 and am appalled at the use of fall tillage by some farmers on fields next …
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Herb Freese Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
I moved here in 2012 and am appalled at the use of fall tillage by some farmers on fields next …
Pat Minor Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
This summer, the Gaza Strip was devastated by bombs and bullets. More than 2,000 people were killed, at least 70 …
Shannon Studt
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
September is Puppy Mill Awareness Month. Iowa has more than 200 puppy mills and is the second worst state in …
Daniel Spahn
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
As I watch the news and read The Gazette, I wonder if anyone else has come to the conclusion that …
John Kittleson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2014 6:50 pm4017d ago
I respect Joni Ernst for her courage to stand against abortion. Ernst is well qualified to understand farm and rural …
Walt Simmons
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2014 1:00 am4017d ago
When Joni Ernst wears her Army uniform she protects the freedom of all Americans. When she puts on her farm …
Laddie Oliver
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2014 1:00 am4017d ago
On Nov. 4, in order to regain honor and stability for our state and our nation, we have an opportunity …
Ione Burham
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2014 1:00 am4017d ago
After listening to Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Iowa Press never answer a question outright and verbosely expound on the same old, …
Jim Dvorsky
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2014 1:00 am4017d ago
One must conclude that Bruce Braley is not qualified to be a U.S. Senator based on his TV and radio …
Roger Hines
Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2014 1:00 am4017d ago
The job of running for any office in Congress is now decided by the very rich thanks to our Supreme …
Alan Modracek
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am4019d ago
So often with politics it seems we don’t like the candidates. Listening to the ads on the radio it’s as …
Wilma Rettig
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am4019d ago
It is my opinion that those folks who want to do away with the traffic cameras on Interstate 380 were …
Barbara Schlachter
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am4019d ago
I write in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed ‘Clean Power Plan” to cut carbon pollution from power plants …
Arlo Pelley Jr.
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am4019d ago
Regarding the article on sex offenders (‘Long-term paroles for sex offenses on the rise,” Aug. 17), I believe people can …
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