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Robert J. Boes Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2017 1:00 am3165d ago
We have all heard the statement that you are what you eat. I suggest that we are also what we …
Dennis Gallagher Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2017 1:00 am3165d ago
In 1957, amid public and editorial criticism, then President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the purchase of two helicopters to supplement …
Bob Yeats
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2017 1:00 am3166d ago
Recently, The Gazette ran one of its frequent ‘puff pieces” on Sen. Chuck Grassley. In the central photo our dear …
Dale Enkers, Carleen Galloway
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2017 1:00 am3166d ago
Recently, there has been much talk about health care and care in general. Now, we find out there are programs …
Charles Allen
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2017 1:00 am3167d ago
Sen. Joni Ernst states that Sen. Chuck Grassley ushered the confirmation process ‘flawlessly” for a nominee with the highest qualification …
Carrie Melton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2017 1:00 am3167d ago
In 2013, comprehensive sexual assault programs collaborated with the Iowa State Legislature and coalitions to restructure statewide victim services. As …
Dan Hollrah
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2017 1:00 am3168d ago
How sad. Seven years of talking big about health care reform down the tubes. ‘It’s hard” they say, ‘heath care …
John Solow
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2017 1:00 am3168d ago
False savings: an action that saves money in the short run, but leads to greater costs or lost income in …
David H. Burke
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2017 1:00 am3169d ago
In a galaxy some 45 plus years ago, I was being recruited to be a life insurance agent for Aetna. …
Chelsea Simmons
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2017 1:00 am3169d ago
Conversion therapy, more accurately known as sexual orientation change efforts, is a type of counseling that aims to change the …
Jonas Magram
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2017 1:00 am3169d ago
Donald Trump’s reckless climate denial policies are bad for business, according to several high-level U.S. business executives, including the president …
Dennis Naughton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2017 1:00 am3170d ago
In June of 1995, we opened Buffalo Bill’s Grille in Vienna, Austria. The décor included signs, including one that read, …
Clara Oleson
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2017 1:00 am3170d ago
Despite the Statute of Liberty and the Christian Gospel, our president has closed our borders to starving children and war …
Michael Orosz
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2017 1:00 am3170d ago
A letter from Marcia Swift of Humanists of Linn County regarding commitment to separation of church and state argued that …
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