The media war of words against Sarah Palin and recent attempts to create talk show culpability in the wake of …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2011 9:42 am5474d ago
The media war of words against Sarah Palin and recent attempts to create talk show culpability in the wake of …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2011 9:41 am5474d ago
While much of the nation is focused on the tragic shooting in Arizona, another Arizona story is getting much less …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2011 9:39 am5474d ago
Recently, government and private institutions advocating water fluoridation lowered the maximum level fluoride to 0.7 ppm. This is down more …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2011 9:39 am5474d ago
In his Jan. 10 letter, Jeremy Brigham maintained the Second Amendment was written for the benefit of the state, not …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2011 9:36 am5474d ago
Thank you for your Jan. 5 article promoting family and consumer science, entitled “Don’t call it home ec: Learn the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2011 9:34 am5474d ago
Immediately following the nation’s latest mass shooting, in Tucson, the media were quick to blame the “inflammatory political rhetoric” that …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2011 4:04 pm5475d ago
On Jan. 11, after a snowfall the night before, I was clearing our driveway. As I neared the end, I …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2011 4:03 pm5475d ago
On Jan. 12, I watched a guy give a speech in Tucson, Ariz. I was inspired by his words but …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2011 4:02 pm5475d ago
I was disappointed in President Barack Obama’s memorial speech in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 12. I found it to be …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2011 4:01 pm5475d ago
If we all give a little of our time, together we can make a big difference. That’s exactly what happened …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2011 3:45 pm5476d ago
We now understand that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was the victim of a deranged, apolitical assailant. While speculation that Jared Loughner …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2011 3:41 pm5476d ago
The word “oppress” popped up in the crossword and kind of describes how I feel. Our elected people raise their …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2011 3:40 pm5476d ago
The Congressional Budget Office is usually the final word in terms of accurately evaluating the cost or cost reduction of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2011 3:40 pm5476d ago
I was a cartoonist, which I’m not, I would draw a picture of a woman standing beside a hen house …
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