The major difference between the Democrats and Republicans is that the Democrats want to spend and tax and the Republicans …
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The major difference between the Democrats and Republicans is that the Democrats want to spend and tax and the Republicans …
I’m not a resident but three sets of my relatives are year-round at Lake Delhi. They have lost much but …
Dear President Barack Obama: Contrary to your articulated beliefs, there is a right to life for every person, which means …
On Aug. 7, I had the privilege and honor to attend the send-off of the 2/34th HHC Brigade Special Troops …
The proposed closing of Second Avenue is unbelievably minor compared with the benefits of the planned Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa …
The state/city/federal governments don’t lose money if they don’t have it in the first place. For example: They (governments) say …
The Gazette’s lead story Aug. 14 announces “What it could cost you” if President George W. Bush’s tax cuts to …
School is starting; will students go hungry this year? Federal authorization for school breakfast and lunch programs expires Sept. 30. …
In 2001, Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote a bill reducing the tax burden on the low- and middle-income families. It removed …
Call me old-fashioned but I was offended by the Fox Trot cartoon in Sunday’s Gazette and its repeated use of …
In 1950 my husband, Fred, bought 76 acres of farmland and developed a small resort known as Freddy’s Beach. Hundreds …
We remain unconvinced that Second Avenue should be closed in order to build a medical mall and hope that the …
Some confusion seems to exist in the community regarding whether the city government is making financial commitments to Physicians’ Clinic …
The Wapsipinicon River and people living along it are under siege by special interest groups. They want the Department of …
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