I encourage you to support Democrat Monica Vernon in the June 3 primary election. I have known Vernon for 18 …
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I encourage you to support Democrat Monica Vernon in the June 3 primary election. I have known Vernon for 18 …
N/A Letters to the Editor May. 3, 2014 4:29 pm4317d ago
Pat Murphy has been a strong voice in the Iowa Legislature for issues that concern me, and his experience allows …
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Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2014 5:27 pm4318d ago
If you take a drive north of Marion on Iowa Highway 13 to the Linn County landfill or drive east …
Kate Glynn Rich
Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2014 3:15 pm4318d ago
The Kansas City Star guest editorial published March 23 has many good points. Now, I have never had any personal …
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Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2014 3:15 pm4318d ago
Roman Welter Regarding the April 9 article ‘Koch brothers’ group launches ads in Iowa”: This ad reeks of left-wing journalism. …
Jeff Hrubes
Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2014 3:15 pm4318d ago
The Gazette turned a sad corner in the April 15 edition of the sports page, ‘Mims leaves Prairie, now at …
Ciara Cecak
Letters to the Editor May. 2, 2014 3:15 pm4318d ago
Regarding Jenny Mensen’s April 10 letter, ‘Educate students about sexual abuse”: She is right when she ways that when we …
Rebecca Reiter
Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2014 4:11 pm4319d ago
Helping people register to vote as a volunteer for the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, I was confronted …
Bill Munsell
Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2014 4:11 pm4319d ago
It’s easy to pick a good candidate for Congress. Really. Just look at candidates’ background and track record. Breadth and …
Robert D. Becker
Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2014 4:11 pm4319d ago
Recently, I attended an open house for the newest Tanager Place program, the Pediatric Integrated Health program and was overwhelmed …
Thomas Sass
Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2014 5:32 pm4320d ago
Regarding police complaints that it is difficult to enforce the no-texting law while driving: Here is a ‘solution” that has …
Mike Simmons
Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2014 5:32 pm4320d ago
Regarding the April 22 article, ‘Greene Square renovation set to begin in September”: It would be nice to have a …
Rebecca Reiter
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2014 4:08 pm4321d ago
More than 30 years ago, Janet Lyness and I worked diligently for the Iowa ERA Amendment. She has not stopped …
Tom van Deest
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2014 4:08 pm4321d ago
I notice The Gazette’s artist rendering of proposed changes to Greene Square is little different from the earlier one pictured …
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