It’s really sad that schools can find money to pay for athletics in elementary grades, but they can’t find money …
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Jay Smith Letters to the Editor May. 17, 2016 1:00 am3413d ago
It’s really sad that schools can find money to pay for athletics in elementary grades, but they can’t find money …
Kitty Dirks Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 7:00 pm3413d ago
A friend is a person with whom one is on terms of mutual affection and respect. Think of your best …
Daryl Mally
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 7:00 pm3413d ago
Geese blocking bike trails and messing up back strokes at golf courses? How can we live like this? First, it …
Tom Bender
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 11:00 am3413d ago
I am supporting Pat Heiden for Johnson County Board of Supervisors. I have had the privilege of working closely with …
Gary Ellis
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 11:00 am3413d ago
Congressman Rod Blum has proved that he is not a typical politician. He keeps his promises. I applaud his common …
Nancy MacTaggart
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 11:00 am3413d ago
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Dale H. Sawyer
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 10:30 am3413d ago
I live in a wonderful city! I went to the Hy-Vee store on Oakland Road for a quick trip to …
Kenneth Kirby
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 10:30 am3413d ago
There are 63,000 cases of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type in Iowa. Research dollars are awarded to diseases and conditions …
David H. Burke
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2016 10:29 am3413d ago
I’ve been for Donald Trump for president from day one. My second choice for president was either Ben Carson or …
Jenny Becker
Letters to the Editor May. 13, 2016 1:00 am3417d ago
According to National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 5 children currently, or at some point in their life, experiences …
Dennis Burrier
Letters to the Editor May. 13, 2016 1:00 am3417d ago
Some voters in Iowa and elsewhere are so accustomed to forming an opinion on issues they don’t understand or have …
Lois Taylor
Letters to the Editor May. 13, 2016 1:00 am3417d ago
I want to thank Congressman Rod Blum for leading by example and returning over $100,000 from his office’s budget to …
Fred Zerbee
Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2016 1:00 am3418d ago
Why is it that when we have two or more people of the same party seeking the same political office, …
Margaret Kolash
Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2016 1:00 am3418d ago
I was appalled and sickened as I read The Gazette’s May 6 headline suggesting hunting and slaughtering our beloved Cedar …
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