The Gazette’s weekly series “Nature’s Alarm” is a timely wake-up call for all of us. As the articles point out, …
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Frank Olsen Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2023 8:45 am752d ago
The Gazette’s weekly series “Nature’s Alarm” is a timely wake-up call for all of us. As the articles point out, …
Patti Jakoubek Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 6:00 am753d ago
When will The Gazette remove the unfunny panel “Working it Out” from the comics page? On Aug. 11, not only …
Scott Grau
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 6:00 am753d ago
Now that the arranged plea deal between Hunter Biden and the Justice Department has collapsed and a special prosecutor is …
Linda Skvor
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 6:00 am753d ago
I was taken aback when I read the guest column about the rabbit scramble that has taken place at the …
Thomas Cook
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 6:00 am753d ago
After three years, I was pleased that Congresswoman Miller-Meeks finally held a town hall session in Johnson County. Unfortunately, it …
Becky Ehlts
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 6:00 am753d ago
Why do people in authority positions tend to think they’re above the law; or think their prejudicial practices go unnoticed …
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Betty Kohout
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 6:00 am753d ago
Reading that they are using facial recognition at TSA checks at airports. How is this going to work for people …
Dwight Baldwin
Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2023 12:00 am753d ago
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) detrimentally impact our rural towns and health care systems. As a lifelong resident of a rural …
David Duer
Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2023 6:00 am755d ago
This past week, a three-year-old child died en route to Chicago on a bus chartered as part of Operation Lone …
Karen Carlton
Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2023 9:20 am756d ago
To any person wanting to ban books, I would ask if you have read the entire book and understood the …
Vanessa Renaud Laura Thomas
Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2023 9:21 am757d ago
We are writing on behalf of the Linn-Mar Coalition for Public Schools, a volunteer, grassroots organization of families and neighbors …
Mary Swan
Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2023 6:00 am757d ago
I was shocked by Arleigh Clemens’ letter in the July 30 Gazette calling Norman Sherman a “light head” who publishes …
Sara McDermott
Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2023 6:00 am757d ago
Make sweet corn sweeter? Seriously? Why? It’s perfect the way it is — dripping with butter and salted like there’s …
Kathy Burnes
Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2023 6:00 am760d ago
Interesting article on the school board plans in the Aug. 1 Gazette. It was nonsense. The best part was the …
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