To the editor: We are over $18 trillion in debt. Around half under President Barack Obama. Washington spent nearly $3.5 …
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Jim Budde Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2015 1:00 am3934d ago
To the editor: We are over $18 trillion in debt. Around half under President Barack Obama. Washington spent nearly $3.5 …
Margery R. Maher Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2015 1:00 am3934d ago
To the editor: Several months ago, Feb. 12, 13 and 14, I was a spectator at the liberal arts champion …
Jean Marie Hall
Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2015 1:00 am3934d ago
To the editor: I wish someone would tell me where the losses of freedom are that Scott Walker and the …
Laddie Oliver
Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2015 1:00 am3935d ago
To the editor: President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress, in their quest for power, have failed the 50 states …
Carolyn Moen
Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2015 11:54 am3935d ago
To the editor: The bachelor story of Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff is a heartwarming love story. It also was …
Jim Schmitz
Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2015 1:00 am3935d ago
To the editor: I find it puzzling that President Barack Obama would rather blame police officers around our country for …
Lonnie R. Oliphant
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2015 8:48 am3936d ago
To the editor: ‘Hello seniors!” ‘This is Rachel” or is it Heather now? ‘There’s nothing wrong with your credit card …
Lori Nelson
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2015 8:47 am3936d ago
To the editor: Factory farms stink and it’s not just the smell. They pollute our air and water, lower property …
Carol Camenisch
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2015 8:48 am3936d ago
To the editor: I agree with Anna Homan’s April 1 letter, ‘More than a handful voted for the casino.” There …
Jack McDermott
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2015 8:43 am3936d ago
To the editor: Wow! The April Eastern Iowa Honor Fight exceeded the expectations of this Korean era veteran. Honored in …
Allison Nemecek
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2015 8:42 am3936d ago
To the editor: As I was growing up, my parents tried to make me aware about the environment and climate …
Dorothy Fifield
Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2015 8:43 am3936d ago
To the editor: The April 26 Gazette editorial ‘We deserve better” suggested presidential candidates should focus on solutions not scare …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2015 4:30 am3938d ago
To the editor: The more than 5 million chickens and turkeys are not dying a painless death. They will suffer …
Hal Dendurent
Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2015 1:00 am3938d ago
To the editor: We hear a lot about patriotism, individual freedom, self-reliance, fiscal conservatism, limited government and states’ rights. No …
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