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Adam Cooper Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2025 6:00 am50d ago
Thank you to The Gazette for its articles opposing the Big Beautiful Bill. They have generated editorials and letters decrying …
Tom Mohan Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2025 6:00 am51d ago
Thanks to The Gazette and Emily Anderson for their amazing storytelling and continued, outstanding coverage of the ongoing crisis facing …
Judy McDowell
Letters to the Editor Jul. 22, 2025 11:52 am45d ago
I am writing to express my opposition to the current budget reconciliation bill before the Senate. This bill turns biblical …
Russ Lenth
Letters to the Editor Jul. 14, 2025 6:00 am53d ago
According to Althea Cole, the so-called big beautiful bill is not perfect, but it’s better than listening to Hakeem Jeffries …
Betty Kohout
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2025 6:00 am54d ago
This is an everyday occurrence out of Trump’s mouth. He claims he doesn’t know who paused Ukraine aid. Seems that …
Wilma Rettig
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2025 6:00 am54d ago
I think it ironic that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. is a tad upset about Biden’s doctor’s refusal to answer …
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Diane Allen
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2025 6:00 am54d ago
On behalf of Project GREEN, we thank everyone who came out on a steamy summer weekend to make the Open …
Jill Jamieson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2025 6:00 am54d ago
Do not be fooled by the reported drop in fireworks-related calls in Cedar Rapids. Think about it. There were fewer …
John Clayton
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2025 6:00 am54d ago
Trump supporters are incompetent. A claim is that he can secure deals, yet he has not achieved his goals for …
Stan Miller
Letters to the Editor Jul. 10, 2025 6:00 am57d ago
Cutting USAID will cost the lives of millions of the most vulnerable in the world. Millions of low-income Americans face …
Thomas Hill
Letters to the Editor Jul. 10, 2025 6:00 am57d ago
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski refused to vote for President Donald Trump’s big ugly bill until she received special changes to …
Bryan Davis
Letters to the Editor Jul. 9, 2025 9:16 am58d ago
Kudos to Selma Brigham for her letter on the renaming of the Arc of Justice Bridge (“Justice is no longer …
Thomas R. O'Donnell
Letters to the Editor Jul. 8, 2025 6:00 am59d ago
President Donald Trump visited Iowa on July 3 to launch a celebration of the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. …
Clark Porter
Letters to the Editor Jul. 7, 2025 6:00 am60d ago
“He ain’t heavy; he’s my brother.” Many are inspired by that iconic line, story, song, and image associated with Boys …
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