In a hospital room a couple of older men were discussing frustrations about the politics and legalities involved in land …
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Robert J. Boes Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2016 1:00 am3424d ago
In a hospital room a couple of older men were discussing frustrations about the politics and legalities involved in land …
Roger and Lois Huggins Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2016 1:00 am3424d ago
There are good Samaritans alive and well. We had enjoyed the fireworks and were heading home. Our car would not …
Robin Kash
Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2016 1:00 am3424d ago
Dear Linn County supervisors, Let me commend you for your plan ‘to help the county’s waters, trails and wildlife habitats.” …
Harriet Kalinsky
Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2016 1:00 am3425d ago
My father was badly injured by the shrapnel that killed his best friend in a World War II foxhole. Some …
Amy Foster
Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2016 1:00 am3425d ago
Regarding Liz Bennett’s July 29 guest column ‘The only walls we need are flood walls”: As a constituent, I read …
John Allen
Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2016 1:00 am3425d ago
In this presidential election, you have an important decision to make. Are you going to vote for your party’s nominee? …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2016 8:07 am3425d ago
USA Today recently published an article on Germany’s tight gun restrictions. Germany has one of the lowest rates of gun-related …
Niles Ross
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2016 8:07 am3425d ago
The Gazette quoted me accurately in the July 23 article, ‘Being good without God”: ‘The common element here is ‘atheist,’ …
Eileen McDermott
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2016 8:07 am3425d ago
Well, now that the out-of-state consultant is gone, we are stuck with what the consultant left behind – downtown. This …
Dennis Burrier
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2016 8:07 am3425d ago
Congratulations to Fact Checker Erin Jordan for her excellent research on Sen. Joni Ernst (‘Ernst’s convention claim about ISIS,” July …
Natalie Lynch
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2016 1:00 am3427d ago
This election season millennials are key to ensuring a clean future for America. With Donald Trump the Republican nominee, it’s …
Ed Flaherty
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2016 1:00 am3427d ago
The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have approved a version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). …
Jim Walters
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2016 1:00 am3427d ago
Letters opposing Hillary Clinton become more and more confusing. One, the Aug. 1 letter ‘Hillary Clinton cannot be trusted,” says: …
Michelle Humphreys
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2016 1:00 am3428d ago
In reference to the July 31 article ‘Born this way” about home births, I realize people are passionate in their …
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