Reversing the decision to close Second Avenue (at the request of the Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa for its medical mall …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2011 10:23 am5295d ago
Reversing the decision to close Second Avenue (at the request of the Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa for its medical mall …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2011 10:21 am5295d ago
Metro High School has often held a bad reputation, but I want to change that. I’ve been to many schools, …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2011 10:18 am5295d ago
After attending the forum Tuesday evening about the medical district and reading the account in Wednesday’s paper about the event, …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2011 10:14 am5295d ago
Flooding is arguably the most catastrophic natural disaster that all of us face living in Iowa. What some people may …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2011 10:13 am5295d ago
Iowans got a real taste of banana republic politics with the “passage” of the dove hunting bill. A missed funnel, …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2011 10:11 am5295d ago
I have concerns regarding our judges, in particular the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The process for selecting judges …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2011 10:17 am5296d ago
Pell Grants, critical support for college students in this time of high-cost education, are instead, supporting corporations that operate for-profit …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2011 10:15 am5296d ago
When the Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant was designed and constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2011 10:13 am5296d ago
I want to applaud The Gazette for publishing the names of citizens who are granted a permit to carry concealed …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 1, 2011 10:07 am5296d ago
Now that spring is arriving, a yearly problem arises on the right of way all over the city. Businesses and …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2011 12:41 pm5297d ago
This legislative session ought to be drawing to a close, but they’re still fighting at the Capitol. One of the …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2011 12:35 pm5297d ago
Before passage of the dove hunting bill, hunters already had 70 different species of birds and mammals to kill. Then …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2011 12:32 pm5297d ago
Damian Paletta’s March 21 article about Social Security in the Wall Street Journal stated that our government spent $706 billion …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 31, 2011 12:31 pm5297d ago
It was disheartening to read Orlan Love’s March 18 article, stating that the chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee …
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