Why don’t you tell the truth about monocrop agriculture? Since the 1950s, the average corn yield has about tripled. The …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2011 12:26 pm5368d ago
Why don’t you tell the truth about monocrop agriculture? Since the 1950s, the average corn yield has about tripled. The …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2011 12:23 pm5368d ago
In the two-plus years that President Barack Obama has been in office, the price of gasoline has more than doubled. …
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Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2011 12:17 pm5368d ago
May is Senior Hunger Month. There are thousands of food deficits for seniors in east-central Iowa. They are in our …
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Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2011 12:17 pm5368d ago
I really appreciated the April 27 article about Andrew Samuelson. Much like his heart defects caught his parents by surprise, …
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Letters to the Editor May. 4, 2011 12:15 pm5368d ago
The greatness of America rests not on our wealth or power, but solely on our adherence to our own principles …
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Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2011 6:00 pm5369d ago
When did the Republican Party become the party of Christians, God and/or all things wholesome? Many leaders of the Republican …
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Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2011 5:53 pm5369d ago
As I see it, we have put people in office who have told us they will take care of us. …
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Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2011 5:51 pm5369d ago
I got up early on Friday morning to watch The Wedding and enjoyed all the feeling of love that came …
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Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2011 5:50 pm5369d ago
Regarding the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on April 26: It was a memorable day. A big thank you to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2011 6:08 pm5370d ago
The author of “Government’s borrowing still out of control” (Gary Fischer, April 17) stated that “All of us together don’t …
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Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2011 6:06 pm5370d ago
The city purchased hundreds of properties inundated by the 2008 flood and demolished the buildings there on. These buildings were …
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Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2011 6:02 pm5370d ago
Wars are often fought to defend the rights of the oppressed in other countries, though there may be other less …
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Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2011 5:57 pm5370d ago
In 2005, President Bush was promoting Social Security reform. When older people expressed concern, he assured them that there would …
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Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2011 10:44 am5371d ago
It was with great interest that I read “Write-off – Cursive handwriting no longer stressed at Eastern Iowa schools (April …
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