Apocalypse in Los Angeles inspires nationwide fear and awe
Rick Reilly portrays the 99 mph Santa Ana winds driving out of control wildfires across Los Angeles. The piece dwells on scenes of burning homes, collapsing structures, panicked residents, and firefighters strained by water shortages as Hollywood landmarks, beaches, and neighborhoods burn in a grim testament to nature’s fury.
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Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Pacific Palisades
Palisades
Altadena
Sunset Boulevard
Palisades Drive
L.A
Northridge
Mendocino
Pasadena
Malibu
Pasadena Mansions
Hollywood
Community Letters: Gazette print delivery shift sparks reader gripe
A Gazette reader laments moving from curb to mail delivery for the paper. The switch causes late arrivals, misplaced crosswords, and weekend/weekday mixups, prompting a humorous admission of initial outrage and a playful apology to customer service.
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Gazette
The
Hamlet
U.S. Postal Service
Appalled by Republicans' education priorities in Iowa
A reader criticizes Republican positions on funding full day preschool and defunding AEAs, arguing for shifting funds from vouchers, defending AEAs, and calling for voting out current leaders to restore strong public schools in Iowa.
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Iowa
Pat Grassley
Aeas
Kim Reynolds
AEA
Not Dumb Just Ignorant Trump Critique by Norman Sherman
Norman Sherman of Coralville savages Donald Trump as impractical and reckless, calling him ignorant yet not dumb. He urges Grassley and Ernst to speak out against Trump’s foreign policy fantasies and warns of potential moves to seize the Panama Canal and control Greenland, hoping for Republican courage.
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Panama Canal
Trump
United States
Greenland
Canada
Congress
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
George Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Grassley
Ernst
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