Three months ago my oncologist predicted that without further treatment of my cancer, I had three to six months to …
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Ann Fellows Christenson Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2023 6:00 am714d ago
Three months ago my oncologist predicted that without further treatment of my cancer, I had three to six months to …
Douglas Flanagan Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2023 6:00 am714d ago
I encourage all voters to attend the Republican caucuses on Feb. 15. All nonparty voters or those registered in other …
John Klaus
Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2024 10:58 am711d ago
The guest column by Imam Hassan Selim in The Gazette on Christmas Day moved me to tears. Thank you to …
Richard Gray
Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2024 5:00 pm710d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds Is doing her best to solve Iowa’s 16% child obesity rate. Now, she has declined the federal …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor Dec. 29, 2023 2:39 pm716d ago
The Iowa Raptor Project at the University of Iowa tells the public that its purpose is conservation and education. Yet …
Scott Byram
Letters to the Editor Dec. 29, 2023 6:00 am716d ago
Iowa has notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer …
Jasper Strack and Ruby Dallas
Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2023 6:00 am719d ago
We are two middle school students at Scattergood Friends School in West Branch, Iowa. Our names are Ruby and Jasper, …
Steve Haufe
Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2023 6:00 am719d ago
Nice going, GOP and SCOTUS. From Iowa Public Radio earlier: “The University of Iowa is ending a merit-based scholarship for …
Victor Ogden
Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2023 6:00 am720d ago
Make no mistake: In recent speeches, when former President Donald J. Trump speaks of immigrants poisoning the blood of our …
Sherry Rowell
Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2023 6:00 am720d ago
Why does Iowa and the USA keep looking backward for our elected officials? They obviously have not fulfilled their duties. …
Kent Williams
Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am721d ago
Gazette columnist Althea Cole has my sympathy for the health challenges she’s faced and continues to face. It is true …
Pat Penn
Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am721d ago
Please be careful disposing of Styrofoam cups. Yesterday I saw two crows standing by the side of the road. One …
Dale Fitzgibbons
Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am721d ago
On Dec. 13, numerous major news sources published reports online of a large group of protesters blocking six lanes of …
Mary McBee
Letters to the Editor Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am721d ago
Since no local, state, national or international governing body has the backbone to stand up to the influence of Big …
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