My elementary education was in the Roman Catholic system at St Boniface in Ionia. We ran up the American flag …
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Rick Brown Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2023 6:00 am788d ago
My elementary education was in the Roman Catholic system at St Boniface in Ionia. We ran up the American flag …
Adam Wright Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2023 6:00 am788d ago
I was appalled as spectator to the June 24 Freedom Festival parade to see that the Linn County Moms For …
Karen Agee Katherine Ferris
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2023 6:00 am788d ago
The nonpartisan American Association of University Women has advocated for women and girls since 1881. AAUW of Iowa and its …
Karen Carlton
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2023 6:00 am788d ago
What is the big hurry on this abortion ban? How much has this rushed special session to vote on one …
Steve Barry
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2023 6:00 am788d ago
Student loan forgiveness (SLF) and Education Savings Accounts (ESA) are the same. They both take taxpayer’s public money to be …
Jay Kacena
Letters to the Editor Jul. 16, 2023 6:00 am788d ago
I appreciated the balanced and encouraging piece by Althea Cole regarding the prospects of consensus on abortion policy in the …
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Larry Stone
Letters to the Editor Jul. 15, 2023 10:00 pm788d ago
The Iowa Science Board noted the failures of Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy to improve Iowa’s water (“Numbers Matter for Iowa’s …
Lloyd Holecek
Letters to the Editor Jul. 15, 2023 10:00 pm788d ago
Operators like Warren Buffett can take some of their companies into bankruptcy and discharge debt using several bankruptcy laws available …
Ron and Joan Lenardson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2023 1:50 pm791d ago
An interesting and well-written article about how Cedar Rapids handles their Goose problem appeared in the Monday Gazette. (June 26, …
Kathleen Van Steenhuyse
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2023 1:49 pm791d ago
The “new” director of the Iowa Department of Education, Chad Aldis, did not last three months. He resigned last Friday, …
Dorothy Sloma
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2023 1:49 pm791d ago
After only eight weeks on the job, Erik Helland, Gov. Kim Reynold’s newly appointed chairman of the Iowa Utilities Board, …
David Sheets
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2023 1:49 pm791d ago
As I look out into a hazy, smoke-filled Iowa summer day, I read some are blaming the Canadian wildfires on …
Jeff Klinzman
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2023 1:48 pm791d ago
My “unyielding voice” which defends abortion rights is based on two principles which cannot be compromised. The decision to terminate …
Fred Hubler
Letters to the Editor Jul. 13, 2023 1:48 pm791d ago
Despite massive tax credits, industrial wind and solar always increases electricity rates. The wind and sun are not free if …
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