The recent Environmental Protection Agency announcement releasing a proposed rule clarifying which waters are protected under the Clean Water Act …
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Alexandra Ward Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2014 4:49 pm4269d ago
The recent Environmental Protection Agency announcement releasing a proposed rule clarifying which waters are protected under the Clean Water Act …
Jerry Moore Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2014 4:49 pm4269d ago
Tell me it is not so, but what happened to the Juncos, black-capped chickadees and blue jays? I have not …
Bob and Marilyn Meyer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2014 4:49 pm4269d ago
EMy wife and I would like to thank the two young gentlemen (we didn’t get their names) who helped us …
Lyle D. Matthews
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2014 4:49 pm4269d ago
After reading the different renditions of the (Cedar Rapids) decision by our Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have come …
Kristen Baron
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2014 4:49 pm4269d ago
It is important that every child receive an education. While it is sometimes taken for granted, it could be the …
Judi Hertle
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2014 4:55 pm4270d ago
I recently spent a weekend in Des Moines with Benton County 4-H’ers for ‘Urban Plunge.” We visited homeless shelters, cleaned …
Terri Reynolds
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2014 4:55 pm4270d ago
Although it is easy to associate immigration with border security alone, it is an issue of significance to Iowans. As …
Shelly and Duane Gates
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2014 4:55 pm4270d ago
Rock Island Clean Line, a for-profit Texas corporation, proposes to span Iowa with high-line towers that would transport energy from …
Hal Dendurent
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2014 4:27 pm4271d ago
Some Republicans like to disparage the poor to justify reducing or eliminating government benefits to them. The poor are lazy, …
Rich Zeis
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2014 4:27 pm4271d ago
Rep. Bruce Braley has apologized to Sen. Chuck Grassley and has said that he’s sorry for his ill-conceived comments before …
Julia A. Bickel
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2014 4:27 pm4271d ago
Regarding the April 14 article ‘Day care costs rising” on the high cost of child care and the comparison of …
Craig E. Wood
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2014 4:00 pm4272d ago
I read with interest ‘What People Earn” in the Parade magazine insert in The Gazette on April 13. I noted …
Katherine Sopher
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2014 4:00 pm4272d ago
I appreciate the April 16 article ‘Iowa’s human trafficking now ‘worse than we imagined.’ ” It is disgusting to know that …
Gary Sargent
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2014 4:00 pm4272d ago
The spotlight is shining on Attorney General Eric Holder. There is little doubt that Holder has stonewalled Congress on three …
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