The question about having or not having an annual breast cancer screening exam at age 40 has two answers – …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2009 11:20 pm5887d ago
The question about having or not having an annual breast cancer screening exam at age 40 has two answers – …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2009 11:19 pm5887d ago
To everyone who thinks that state employees should take a 10 percent cut in pay: More power to you as …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2009 11:18 pm5887d ago
The writer of a Nov. 14 letter, “Fort Hood attack displays tragedy of war,” writer has missed the point. The …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2009 11:16 pm5887d ago
It seems that Belle Plaine gets into The Gazette only when something negative happens. On Nov. 4, it was nice …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 4, 2009 11:15 pm5887d ago
In Iowa, the movement in the public health community toward accreditation and quality improvement is on a path that seems …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2009 11:19 pm5888d ago
As a veteran, I find John Johnson’s Nov. 25 letter, “Why are such powerful weapons available?” the lamest excuse for …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2009 11:18 pm5888d ago
The Senate has created a health care reform bill that will only cost $879 billion for that first 10 years. …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2009 11:17 pm5888d ago
The average cost for a 30-second advertisement in prime-time television is $100,000. The average hour of prime-time television contains 40 …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2009 11:15 pm5888d ago
The U.S. Senate health care reform bill is partially paid with a $400 billion cut from Medicare. Is this good …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2009 11:13 pm5888d ago
For more than a year, the public media has been inundated by the expression “… less (or more) than economists …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 2, 2009 11:53 pm5889d ago
I couldn’t believe the Nov. 23 Gazette headline, “Efficient cars will get prime parking.” Don’t we all in the Cedar …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 2, 2009 11:52 pm5889d ago
Recently, several residents in the Erskine School neighborhood received certified letters from the city clerk. The letter outlined an improvement …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 2, 2009 11:51 pm5889d ago
I don’t understand why anyone would want to read a book that isn’t even written by the author. Sarah Palin …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 2, 2009 11:50 pm5889d ago
Government takeover is destroying America! Wake up! It’s the end of the world as we know it! So says Gary …
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