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Deborah Dakin Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2025 6:00 am1d ago
I find myself pondering this old saying pretty much every day when I read or hear the news: “The definition …
Rich Hillyer Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2025 6:00 am1d ago
I would like to publicly declare that I am anti-fascist. President Trump apparently thinks I’m a terrorist because of this, …
Cathy Meyer
Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2025 6:00 am2d ago
What a perfect time to see The Gazette’s editorial about child care and Head Start! Thank you for bringing this …
Doug and Mary Kay Van Oort
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2025 6:00 am3d ago
This is about our lives, our kids’ lives, and our grandkids’ lives. According to the DOJ, political violence in the …
Jon Volz
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2025 6:00 am3d ago
I was told years ago “you can measure a person’s success by the number of people who show up at …
Russ Lenth
Letters to the Editor Sep. 30, 2025 6:00 am4d ago
Charlie Kirk once said that the occasional death due to gun violence is the price we must pay to have …
Monica Rowland
Letters to the Editor Sep. 29, 2025 6:00 am5d ago
I recently read “Hospital reports Cedar Rapids nursing home for ‘abuse’ related to resident care.” (July 18, Page 2A.) I …
Denny Mills
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2025 6:00 am6d ago
Guess who? Until recently, a majority of Americans had never heard of the person who said this: “Hate speech does …
Mary Donnelly Donlea
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2025 6:00 am6d ago
The Catholic Church is Iowa is facing a severe priest shortage. Meetings are being held all across the state to …
David Sherwood
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2025 6:00 am6d ago
Recent economic developments have reminded me of the “Horseshoe Theory” put forth by my political science professor over 60 years …
Thomas Hill
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2025 6:00 am6d ago
The Trump administration continues its drive to turn America into an authoritarian dystopia. Among the latest assaults on freedom of …
Thad Overturf
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2025 1:46 am6d ago
On our 37th wedding anniversary, instead of celebrating, my wife and I sat across from an oncologist discussing a large …
Jill Jamieson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2025 6:00 am8d ago
The firetruck for Fire Station No. 7 left for a call at 5 p.m. Sunday. I am writing this to …
Shari Albrecht
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2025 6:00 am8d ago
Recently, AG Brenna Bird used Charlie Kirk’s killing to remind everyone that “the right to free speech must be protected.” …
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