If one looks at the recent election results in a different way, only 25 percent of registered Iowa voters wanted …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2011 7:53 am5487d ago
If one looks at the recent election results in a different way, only 25 percent of registered Iowa voters wanted …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2011 7:52 am5487d ago
Regarding a Jan. 1 letter, “Some fun potential with C.R. traffic cameras,” by Karl Dietz: I have a better idea! …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2011 7:51 am5487d ago
The definition of marriage has become a very divisive issue. Because we differ on such issues is no excuse for …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2011 7:49 am5487d ago
As we ring in a new year and a new Congress, we are most grateful for the gift of hope. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:47 pm5489d ago
“Unconcealed weapons,” front page of the Dec. 31 paper, was misplaced. The intent of the story was not news, but …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:46 pm5489d ago
Recently my mother was at Mercy Medical Center Hospital in Cedar Rapids, spending time with my dad, who was hospitalized …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:45 pm5489d ago
Thanks go to 2nd District Rep. Dave Loebsack for introducing legislation included in the Post 9/11 GI Bill (S. 3477) …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:44 pm5489d ago
In response to your misguided, one-sided Dec. 29 editorial titled “Don’t give up the ‘dream,’ fix it”: The DREAM Act …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 11:12 am5491d ago
Reading Ed Dolan’s smackdown (Thursday letter) of Sen. Chuck Grassley’s and Sen. Tom Harkin’s profligate spending, I was reminded of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 11:08 am5491d ago
Iowans, we must take the threat to our liberty seriously. That threat: activist judges in our judicial system. A movement, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 11:06 am5491d ago
A controversy has endured ever since pro football star Michael Vick was caught and arrested for dogfighting. Many believe that …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 10:47 am5491d ago
Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute (Dec. 26 column) correctly identifies costly inefficiencies in the pending regulation of carbon …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 10:35 am5491d ago
How can we get the billboard, announcing that Sgt. Sal Giunta is from Hiawatha and congratulating him as a Medal …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2011 11:46 pm5492d ago
Nice review (Dec. 30) of the Lighthouse in Hoopla, but your reviewer left out the best part, specifically: Eddie Piccard’s …
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