The new leadership in the Iowa House is showing its true colors. Instead of creating jobs and improving the lives …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2011 8:01 am5337d ago
The new leadership in the Iowa House is showing its true colors. Instead of creating jobs and improving the lives …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2011 8:00 am5337d ago
Sen. Brad Zahn wants to tell all Iowa cities how to run their business by making traffic cameras illegal because …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2011 7:59 am5337d ago
So you, state Sen. Brad Zahn, want to ban traffic cameras, apparently because your son was caught by the cameras. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2011 7:55 am5337d ago
The Feb. 4 editorial (“Senators: Ban traffic cameras”) is counteract to the laws. Sen. Brad Zaun’s son allegedly did wrong …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2011 7:48 am5337d ago
The Iowa Senate is investigating traffic cameras and saying they seem to smack of big brother and wanting to ban …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2011 7:44 am5337d ago
This is what you call ironic. Both Gov. Tom Vilsack and Gov. Chet Culver, being head of the executive branch …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2011 8:01 am5338d ago
The State Department of Education has long mandated 180 days of school each year. Now they suggest we scrap this …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2011 7:58 am5338d ago
Each Saturday, The Gazette runs stories under the heading “Faith & Values.” The newspaper ought to consider running state and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2011 7:56 am5338d ago
It’s called the Religious Conscience Protection Act and to justify their desire to discriminate against gay people, some of our …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2011 7:55 am5338d ago
Did people watch MSNBC recently when Lawrence O’Donnell interviewed a young lad who stood up in the Iowa House to …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2011 7:54 am5338d ago
Rep. Scott Raecker, chairman of the state’s House Appropriations Committee, recently introduced a bill to have the University of Iowa …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2011 11:06 am5339d ago
Regarding Tuesday’s Gazette editorial “A step too far,” which was critical of the mailing by Marion’s police chief that provided …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2011 11:05 am5339d ago
Numerous March for Life people did make a great sacrifice by riding a long distance and walking a great deal …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2011 11:04 am5339d ago
To reduce the budget, the governor and some in the Legislature want to cut programs that provide birth control to …
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