To the editor: The Gazette is to be highly commended for publishing articles about end-of-life issues in Sunday’s Insight section. …
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Bobbie Paxton Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2015 3:31 pm3854d ago
To the editor: The Gazette is to be highly commended for publishing articles about end-of-life issues in Sunday’s Insight section. …
Deborah Dakin Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2015 3:30 pm3854d ago
To the editor: After having been away for most of the summer, I can only express my utter dismay and …
Gary Rees
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To the editor: A July 22 letter ‘Obama takes criticism with grace” stated that President Barack Obama would go down …
Jim Felker
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To the editor: For the first time in the campaign cycle, we will see a majority of the Republican presidential …
Dixie Saylor
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To the editor: Regarding the July 28 article ‘Probation in torture of roommate’s cat, 30 days in jail for drunken …
Don and Lois Jennings
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To the editor: I am disappointed that when I nominated Don Steichen that he was not selected for the Five …
Robert McShane
Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2015 1:00 am3858d ago
To the editor: We are about to be inundated with presidential candidates. We need to get a definitive answer from …
Laddie D. Oliver
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To the editor: The president that we elect in November 2016 must be ready to face hardship and support these …
Bev Philpott
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To the editor: I am delighted to live in a thriving community such as Marion, which is also proud of …
Alice Tritle
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2015 1:00 am3859d ago
To the editor: On July 24, I had finished grocery shopping at Fairway Grocery Store on Wiley Boulevard. When I …
Harriette M. Pierce
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2015 1:00 am3859d ago
To the editor: As a co-director of the play, ‘Forgotten Tags,” performed during the recent Johnson County Area Juneteenth Celebration, …
Wayne Breeden
Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2015 1:00 am3859d ago
To the editor: Well, after five years of pestering and harassing Bill Aossey Jr. the feds have finally prosecuted him …
Robert J. Boes
Letters to the Editor Aug. 2, 2015 1:00 am3860d ago
To the editor: Prudent individuals and organizations strive to conserve the resource upon which they depend. Responsible farmers conserve their …
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Patty Ankrum To the editor: Thank you, New Pioneer Coop and your members, for your most generous donation of 1,000 …
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