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Margaret Bartlett Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am601d ago
Voters should think carefully before putting former president Donald Trump back in the White House. His statements reveal he’s an …
Steve Veysey Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am601d ago
The Iowa Environmental Council has submitted a Safe Drinking Water Act petition to the EPA. A cry for help for …
Linda Bendixen
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am601d ago
I attended Orchestra Iowa’s “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” on April 6. I was overwhelmed with the entire production! The Orchestra Iowa …
Steven Livingston
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 5:00 am601d ago
This very minute, our Iowa Legislature is trying to sneak in a new tax on forest lands. Currently forest land …
Lori Morris
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2024 6:00 am604d ago
I read with interest the April 7 column “The Battle for the School Library, by David Chung. In it, he …
Cheryl Machovec
Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2024 6:00 am605d ago
Thank you, Caitlin Clark, for playing basketball here in your home state of Iowa where the roots of girls’ basketball …
Carol deProsse
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2024 6:00 am606d ago
With a bit less than 1,000 residents, Hill is a small Iowa city. I am saddened by the ICCSD’s vote …
Thomas Hill
Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2024 6:00 am607d ago
The question Donald Trump’s supporters must ask themselves is how they reconcile their support for him against the damming testimonies …
Al Seabrooke
Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2024 6:00 am607d ago
Jessica and Rob Cline’s History Happenings in the Mar. 31 edition brought back some fond memories I have related to …
Jeffrey Schaefer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2024 6:00 am608d ago
Some individuals believe that automatic traffic cameras are unconstitutional because the car owner is fined even if the car owner …
Paul Millice
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2024 6:00 am608d ago
Our current state Legislature appears to be on the cusp of undoing a hundred years of progress. At issue is …
Susan Benderson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2024 6:00 am608d ago
I was really happy to hear that the Republican Legislature voted to extend care for newborns and their mothers to …
Sonia Ettinger
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2024 6:00 am608d ago
Congratulations for the recent series focusing on the abnormally high rate of cancer in Iowa. Recently, The Gazette followed up …
Jon Volz
Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2024 6:00 am608d ago
For some time now I have been wondering why our government hasn’t stopped the invasion of our southern border. Now …
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