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Susan Benderson Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:53 am571d ago
I would like to give my grandchildren the gift of fond memories of swimming at Iowa’s beaches on hot summer …
Lance Lillibridge Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:44 am571d ago
Iowa is recognized for having the finest soil in America, which has allowed our state to shine as a long-standing …
Ann Hart
Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:44 am571d ago
Iowans share a history of valuing children’s education. We believe every child has a right to a public education regardless …
Mary McBee
Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:43 am571d ago
Eminent domain is the right of governments or their agencies to take private property for the public good with just …
Ted Wernimont
Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:42 am571d ago
I truly respect The Gazette and feel they give several conservative columnists and many letter writers frequent space to voice …
John Fuller Mercedes Bern-Klug
Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:41 am571d ago
Many of your readers were no doubt shocked, as were we, to learn 12 employees of the U.N. Relief and …
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Anne Michael
Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:40 am571d ago
Unfortunately for Iowans, not all folks in need of confinement and mental rehabilitation are residing in a mental health institute. …
Kevin Woods
Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2024 11:38 am571d ago
Please email or call Sen. Dan Zumbach and members of the Iowa Senate Natural Resources Committee in support of SF …
Elaine Hughes
Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2024 6:00 am577d ago
I am writing this letter in support of House File 2029 which has been introduced to the Iowa House Environmental …
Stephen Kemble
Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2024 6:00 am577d ago
On Jan. 9 in her State of the State address Governor Kim Reynolds said: “Last week, the unthinkable happened in …
Mike Streb
Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2024 6:00 am577d ago
Both political parties point to the other as a threat to democracy. However, the greatest threat to democracy is the …
Hal Penick
Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2024 6:00 am577d ago
I’m confused. The governor and state Legislature champion law and order, yet the governor sends the Iowa National Guard and …
Sonia Ettinger
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2024 9:29 am581d ago
Recently, the writers of Iowa House Study Bill 587 proposed that students should study “the object and principles of the …
Corbin Sexton
Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2024 6:00 am583d ago
Though my husband and I watch from home, our enthusiasm matches that of the fans spellbound in Carver-Hawkeye Arena during …
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