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We at Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity thank every one of the volunteers who have supported Habitat and our community …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2011 11:40 am5385d ago
Jonah Goldberg’s syndicated column does not do justice to the intelligence of our community. The April 11 column arguing that …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2011 11:34 am5385d ago
Canada is America’s largest oil supplier at 2 million barrels per day for the U.S. market, which consumes 11 million …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:37 am5386d ago
Lead is poison. Eating it harms you. That is true for all animals and humans. How can the NRA promote …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:33 am5386d ago
If corporations are able to lobby for subsidies and tax breaks, then lower and middle class workers should also be …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:32 am5386d ago
I had to express my thorough disgust regarding the new law passed so hunters can shoot mourning doves in Iowa. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:30 am5386d ago
Supporters of a law that would ban anyone from video recording cruelty in any animal facility say it would encourage …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:27 am5386d ago
A smiling face all giddy about taking family and friends out to shoot something (Gazette, April 9). Isn’t that special? …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:25 am5386d ago
The government’s spending of our tax dollars is out of control. But what most people don’t talk about is what …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:20 am5386d ago
SOS. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are poor choices to conserve energy. Each bulb contains about five milligrams of mercury. That …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:15 am5386d ago
I recently came across a struck mourning dove on the road. Its mate was frantically circling the still-warm carcass. If …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:12 am5386d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board’s April 10 editorial, “Sales tax vote defines future,” characterized the City Council’s planned extension of the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:12 am5386d ago
I am a senior at Belle Plaine High School and have seen the poor condition of many flags being displayed …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2011 11:11 am5386d ago
I am an attorney who represents indigent defendants and parents and children in Juvenile Court. This service is required by …
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