Twice this year, the House of Representatives voted on important bills pushed by House leadership without sufficient opportunity for members …
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Gazette Staff/SourceMedia Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2009 12:01 am6019d ago
Twice this year, the House of Representatives voted on important bills pushed by House leadership without sufficient opportunity for members …
Gazette Staff/SourceMedia Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2009 12:01 am6019d ago
A July 20 Associated Press story about Sarah Palin showed the organization’s conservative bias, implying that everyone in Alaska loves …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2009 12:01 am6019d ago
To suggest that the President Obama climate change bill would be good for Iowa agriculture is foolish. Most farm magazines …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2009 12:01 am6019d ago
F is the grade the American Lung Association has given to Linn County and Johnson County for particulate matter air …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2009 12:01 am6020d ago
So. Higher ground equals more valuable real estate, turf wanted by the heavy hitters in the downtown power structure? A …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2009 12:01 am6020d ago
People who want a public health-care option or believe housing is a right of all people or think bailouts are …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2009 12:01 am6020d ago
Your Thursday editorial “Weigh carefully for Hancher” missed several important points. Having up to 1,300 cars arriving at Hancher at …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2009 12:01 am6020d ago
Recently, Michael Steele of the Republican National Committee said we shouldn’t have anyone other than individuals and their doctors making …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2009 12:01 am6020d ago
Gov. Culver is in deep trouble. If something doesn’t change, he could be the first incumbent Iowa governor defeated since …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2009 12:01 am6020d ago
I disagree with The Gazette’s July 22 editorial “9/11: Open for debate.” The debate is over. Popular Mechanics magazine, first …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2009 11:42 am6035d ago
On June 27, I read an article that was disturbing to me. It was titled “4 in Iowa get probation …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2009 11:41 am6035d ago
I want to warn readers that there are some Internet “work at home” scams that are sending out what look …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2009 11:40 am6035d ago
People spent a lot of their time and thousands of dollars in California on Michael Jackson’s memorial service. For a …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 11, 2009 11:32 am6035d ago
Conservative columnist Cal Thomas (July 5) says that Tony Bennett’s music has a better chance of longevity than Michael Jackson’s. …
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