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Letters to the EditorAug. 20, 2024 6:00 am1d ago
As a veteran, I worry about our troops as conflicts heat up around the world. In particular, I am concerned…
Dave AmelingLetters to the EditorAug. 19, 2024 9:16 am1d ago
June 2018. The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, held at Aisne-Marne Cemetery. Almost 10,000 U.S. soldiers died…
Matthew Schaeffer
Letters to the EditorAug. 18, 2024 6:00 am3d ago
As the Paris Olympics concluded, how could any American not feel pride in the collective achievement of our team? Its…
Jen Neumann
Letters to the EditorAug. 18, 2024 6:00 am3d ago
I appreciated Norman Sherman’s column (Aug. 12) on LBJ’s announcement that he would not run again, and the ensuing race.…
David Johnson
Letters to the EditorAug. 18, 2024 6:00 am3d ago
Please tell the owners of the Lighthouse Supper Club that if they rebuild and reopen in a year or two,…
Tom Persoon
Letters to the EditorAug. 18, 2024 6:00 am3d ago
After reading many articles in The Gazette about incidents in Iowa nursing homes, several issues stand out to me. First,…
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Chuck Hubbard
Letters to the EditorAug. 18, 2024 6:00 am3d ago
I thoroughly enjoyed reading David Wendel’s Sunday guest column, “Into the wild blue yonder.” I am a retired naval aviator…
Palmer Holden
Letters to the EditorAug. 18, 2024 6:00 am3d ago
Bob Eckles (Friday August 9, “Support candidates who represent all Iowans”,) is right that if everyone would vote we would…
John Carver
Letters to the EditorAug. 16, 2024 6:00 am5d ago
The Cedar Rapids Gazette recently published an article “Who picks up roadkill?” The “Curious Iowa” segment answered in fulfilling the question.…
Sara McDermott
Letters to the EditorAug. 15, 2024 9:19 am5d ago
So I’ve been watching the Olympics, and weren’t they grand? The strength and courage of the swimmers and track stars,…
Dave Johnson
Letters to the EditorAug. 14, 2024 6:00 am7d ago
Since my family began farming nearly 50 years ago, we have transformed 700 acres of rich Iowa farmland into a…
Jack Gilmore
Letters to the EditorAug. 13, 2024 6:00 am8d ago
As a naturalist and environmentalist, eating bear meat is likely low on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s list of unusual dishes.…
Clark Rieke
Letters to the EditorAug. 12, 2024 12:00 pm8d ago
While a congressman, now-VP candidate Tim Walz voted to condemn a United Nations resolution that Israeli settlements in the West…
Peggy Dolson
Letters to the EditorAug. 12, 2024 12:00 pm8d ago
Trump is not a Christian candidate. He told the conservative group Turning Point Action, “Christians, get out and vote, just…
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