Quotes of the Week: Iowa lawmakers and officials weigh issues
Figures from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines weigh licensing, lunch rules, and DEI. Judge Schilling debates casino licenses amid Riverside challenge while Rep Scheetz links funds to school meals. Jacqueline Hunter promotes a Freedom School at the African American Museum of Iowa amid censorship, and Rep Holt criticizes DEI programs amid national division.
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Michael Schilling
Cedar Rapids
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Sami Scheetz
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Community Letter on Chemtrails and Endangered Bigfoot
John Carver of Decorah recalls October 2 2020 when President Trump tested positive for COVID 19 and faced grave illness at Walter Reed. He notes the role of experimental drugs and doctors and comments on the lasting impact of that near death experience.
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Althea Cole
Iowa
Donald Trump
Walter Reed Hospital
John Carver
Decorah
United States as a republic not an empire critique
A political letter argues the United States should remain a constitutional republic, avoid imperial overreach, honor allies, resist mass deportations, and pursue measured policy over populist demagoguery, citing tariffs and practical governance concerns. It criticizes current leadership and media, urges accountability, and closes with a call to move from Iowa.
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U.S
Canada
Greenland
Time to clean out the barn a Tim Trenkle meditation
Tim Trenkle reflects on a life stored in barn boxes eight years of detritus and memory. He recalls toys, notebooks, war helmet, family mementos, insect collections, and raw survival memories shaping identity. He notes mortality and gratitude as he clears the space and heart. He is an Iowa college instructor living in Dubuque.
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Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
Kim Reynolds
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Iowa City
Tim Trenkle
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Dubuque
Insight and Books forum for Eastern Iowa voices
Insight and Books invites Eastern Iowa readers to contribute letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions should be sent to editorial thegazette com or 116 Third Avenue, addressing the newspaper staff for consideration.
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Insight & Books
Thegazette
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