Iowans value freedom especially when it comes to our health care and family planning, including abortion access. However, some extreme …
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Robert Tierney Letters to the Editor Feb. 29, 2024 6:00 am718d ago
Iowans value freedom especially when it comes to our health care and family planning, including abortion access. However, some extreme …
Mike Machovec Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2024 6:00 am719d ago
While reading the Friday paper I saw an article about House Study Bill 697. In the article it stated that …
Cindy Nicholson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2024 6:00 am719d ago
It seems like the governor whined to the Senate about her AEA overhaul proposal when the House declined to move …
Emily Boevers
Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2024 9:46 am719d ago
We recognize the Iowa Board of Medicine for addressing concerns regarding improper medical terminology and references in adopting rules for …
Brad Wilson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2024 6:00 am721d ago
The Gazette is right that “following long-term trends is key” for the Census of Agriculture. Amazingly, in 1950 there were …
Jerry Chilton
Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2024 6:00 am721d ago
State Sen. Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale, just won’t quit his support for people who feel they have a right to exceed …
Shirley Ruedy
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
The Gazette’s Feb. 16 cover shouted “Gold Standard,” with a full-page photo of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, marking her historic achievement …
Robin Skogman
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
Mark Conzett’s letter to the editor in Wednesday’s newspaper (Feb. 21) explained perfectly why this country is in such a …
Laurie Zaiger
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
The Gazette opinion editors hit a new low when they decided to publish the Mallard Fillmore comic strip on Feb. …
Joan Thorson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
I couldn’t agree more with Mike Hlas (Feb. 15, “A moment to make Iowa proud as peacocks,” page 1B). Fans …
Annamarie Marcalus
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
Peacock is not family friendly — it has raunchy commercials. Peacock has more commercials than cable or dish. Peacock uses …
Kevin Melsha
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
With all of the recent rulings that life starts at conception, why does one have to wait till the child …
Tom Persoon
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
The Iowa Senate passed a bill (SF 2116) that makes driving in the left lane of double lane highway a …
Charles Cizio
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am722d ago
Keith Whitley’s and Alison Krauss’s renditions of “When you say nothing at all” got me thinking about Trump. Here’s a …
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