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Lynn Gallagher Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2023 6:00 am62d ago
Why are wild animals still being used in circuses? The Ringling Brothers Circus no longer includes animals. This should be …
Mike Streb Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2023 6:00 am62d ago
Apparently, many Iowans have concerns about the Students First Act (private school tuition assistance). What changes would make the new …
Deb VanderGaast
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2023 6:00 am62d ago
Like businesses, governments have to raise revenue so that they have the workforce and resources needed to produce services and …
Mark Zaiger
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2023 6:00 am62d ago
Sunday’s paper completely missed the boat, glaringly omitting the most quotable from its “Quotes of the Week.” Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Louise Knapp
Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2023 6:00 am62d ago
Clark Kauffman’s article (“Coralville nursing home cited for death“), reprinted in Sunday’s Gazette, described the tragic consequences some of our …
Ed Flaherty
Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2023 6:00 am63d ago
Speak and listen to the words of Martin Luther King, the words he spoke at Riverside church fifty- six years …
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Gene Knutson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2023 6:00 am64d ago
The Hawkeye basketball women make us incredibly proud these days. The peak — so far — came in last Sunday’s …
Steve Russett
Letters to the Editor Mar. 30, 2023 6:00 am65d ago
I am not a fan of the divisive politics and policies coming out of Washington, D.C. and Des Moines. But, …
Jo Pearson
Letters to the Editor Mar. 30, 2023 6:00 am65d ago
Here is my question for Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa legislators. If parental control in education is as important …
James McNeill III
Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2023 6:00 am66d ago
Republican politicians in Iowa and across the country say they are passing laws to “protect” children. I’m not sure which …
Gretchen Lawyer
Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2023 12:00 am67d ago
I moved to Iowa 27 years ago to begin my teaching career. I’ve been proud to be an educator in …
Mike Streb
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2023 7:00 am69d ago
Here is the progressive playbook: Propose legislation for a popular program (like airport improvements). Then place the proposal in a …
Janet Smith
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2023 7:00 am69d ago
I hope all you who voted for our president and his corrupt advisers are happy now. He is selling us …
Mark Edwards
Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2023 7:00 am69d ago
The legislation SF 516 to curb public lands is wrong. In 1937, Iowa led the nation in establishing state parks. …
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