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Gretchen Reeh-Robinson Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2024 7:33 am583d ago
A “little” disappointing? The whole thing confounds me, and I don’t have an addiction that needs professional support. Why do …
Carolyn Stephenson Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2024 9:40 am584d ago
Which incident best exemplifies Iowa’s inadequate regulatory oversight and fines? How about inadequate care of vulnerable adults in care centers? …
Paul Deaton
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2024 8:52 am585d ago
George Will’s May 6, “Voters, think about the menace of nuclear annihilation,” makes me wonder what Gazette editors are up …
Tom Mohan
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2024 10:10 am586d ago
Thanks to Erin Jordan for her informative and alarming April 28 article, “Google data center would be among Cedar Rapids’ …
Maribeth Waldman
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2024 10:09 am586d ago
Now that both houses of the Iowa General Assembly have passed the vape directory bill, House File 2677, Gov. Kim …
Mika Covington
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2024 10:09 am586d ago
My name is Mika Jayne Covington. I’m a Democrat supporting Mandi Remington for Johnson County supervisor. I became an Iowan …
Gerry Ott
Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2024 6:51 pm573d ago
Gazette columnist Todd Dorman says Gov. Kim Reynolds and her GOP colleagues approved zero bills to curb dirty water. Zero …
Bill Strilich
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2024 1:00 pm587d ago
Congratulations to Cedar Rapids ophthalmologist Dr. David Muller! The Iowa Medical Society honored him for his selfless humanitarian efforts. During …
David Sheets
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2024 1:00 pm587d ago
In the perception of many Republicans, the Democrats are using the legal system to punish the former president with state …
Bill Deutsch
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2024 1:00 pm587d ago
Decorah Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is deeply alarmed by Israel’s bombardment of Rafah — “the last …
Ann Treanor
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2024 1:00 pm587d ago
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s 14-month-old puppy, Cricket, did not die in vain. Now we all know what befalls any …
Bu Wilson
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2024 1:00 pm587d ago
I must object to Althea Cole’s description of locker room culture, simplifying it by sex. Such simplification implies that such …
Diane Duncan-Goldsmith
Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2024 10:06 pm587d ago
As director of a school nutrition program I was responsible for following federal guidelines in order to receive millions of …
Karen Pratte
Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2024 9:09 am590d ago
Hardworking families are struggling to make ends meet. Their pocketbooks are getting skinnier and skinnier due to “greedflation.” Big corporations …
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