To the editor: I wonder why Bill Aossey is in jail. According to your report, he admitted to offenses for …
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Robin Kash Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2015 1:00 am3865d ago
To the editor: I wonder why Bill Aossey is in jail. According to your report, he admitted to offenses for …
Herman Lenz Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2015 1:00 am3865d ago
To the editor: Regarding The Gazette’s June 6 article ‘Months later, man shot by police arrested”: Do police purposely run …
Wesley Shirley
Letters to the Editor Jul. 28, 2015 1:00 am3865d ago
To the editor: I’m no biblical scholar, but I’m pretty sure nowhere in the Bible does it say ‘Go forth, …
Gary Glockhoff
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2015 1:00 am3866d ago
To the editor: There have been a lot of letters opposing the Bakken Pipeline. I think the people of Iowa …
Steven L. Herman
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2015 1:00 am3866d ago
To the editor: Now that we have a ‘world class” library – complete with its difficulty in meeting financial commitments …
Cathy Glasson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2015 1:00 am3866d ago
To the editor: As a nurse, I’ve seen firsthand the impact low wages have had on the health of Iowans. …
Marlys Floyd
Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2015 1:00 am3867d ago
To the editor: We must give a heartfelt thank you to the religious people in our city and lives who, …
Ken Mote
Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2015 1:00 am3867d ago
To the editor: While Greece is historically credited with inventing democracy, their politics have been dominated by the liberal-conservative New …
Cindy Nicholson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2015 1:00 am3867d ago
In response to Lan Nowotny’s July 21 letter ‘People, not guns, capable of violence,” the term ‘gun violence” is not …
Kathleen Hall
Letters to the Editor Jul. 26, 2015 1:00 am3867d ago
To the editor: Everyone has a right to earn a living. My husband and I are both retired (I am …
Steve Maravetz
Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2015 1:00 am3868d ago
To the editor: During the past few weeks, the roadsides and ditches along Mount Vernon Road between Highway 13 and …
Dan Daly
Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2015 1:00 am3868d ago
To the editor: If you work 40 hours a week, you should be able to take care of yourself, a …
La Tasha DeLoach
Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2015 1:00 am3868d ago
To the editor: The Johnson County Community Juneteenth Committee thanks the sponsors, volunteers, and guests who made our 2015 celebration …
Harland Nelson
Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2015 1:00 am3869d ago
To the editor: I agree with Lan Nowotny that ‘gun violence” is really ‘human violence” (‘People, not guns, capable of …
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