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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2011 8:03 am5354d ago
Marriage, in the context of our government, is a civil contract separate from any religious institution serving to ensure a …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2011 8:01 am5354d ago
Pay for performance. We all believe in it – base our pay raises on our ability and our performance. But, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2011 7:47 pm5354d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget is being placed squarely on the backs of the middle class. By eliminating the public pre-K …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2011 7:46 pm5354d ago
Tea partisans may claim ownership of the Constitution, but I don’t think they know much about it. For example, Tea …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2011 7:44 pm5354d ago
In response to the Jan. 23 letter by Sarah Olsem about high school sports officials, I want to clear up …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2011 7:40 pm5354d ago
There is no national debt problem, only a “we don’t want to pay our bills” problem. The nation’s debt was …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2011 7:33 pm5354d ago
Without immediate drastic pruning of the national budget the national debt this year will exceed the gross domestic product, and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 2, 2011 7:31 pm5354d ago
Those speed and red light cameras are needed and are not entrapment. No one coaxed or lured anyone into such …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:52 pm5355d ago
Some are saying Gov. Terry Branstad is off the hook for kicking middle-class kids out of preschool because he allegedly …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:50 pm5355d ago
Gazette, fact check opinions it prints The Gazette could do more to lower the volume of contentious speech. The Internet, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:49 pm5355d ago
An advantage to the modern traffic camera ticket is a matter of time. Since you were undoubtedly late for your …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:46 pm5355d ago
Was I hallucinating or did I actually hear Gov. Terry Branstad compare himself to God during his budget speech? He …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:44 pm5355d ago
The Gazette editorial of Jan. 21, “Chief justice a dedicated specialist,” was a bit too idealistic. Since the executive branch …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2011 1:28 pm5356d ago
The Jan. 26 column by Jennifer Hemmingsen on education was a good one. We have been chasing after smoke (in …
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