I do not understand how state Rep. Quentin Stanerson (who is a public schoolteacher and my representative) can refuse to …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2014 2:04 pm4227d ago
I do not understand how state Rep. Quentin Stanerson (who is a public schoolteacher and my representative) can refuse to …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2014 2:03 pm4227d ago
You’ll recall Don Quixote, the whimsical fictitious knight wannabe? Alive and well today here in Iowa as Secretary of State …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2014 1:59 pm4228d ago
I believe the Constitution is clear, I can educate my children in the manner I deem necessary. Nowhere in the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2014 1:58 pm4228d ago
If NewBo City Market desires diversification, which is one of their goals, then why was the Russian Delights leased not …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2014 1:57 pm4228d ago
“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Thus spake Nancy Pelosi, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2014 2:10 pm4229d ago
I have enjoyed the recent flap in letters regarding the Mallard Fillmore comic. While I agree with Kathleen R. Moore …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2014 2:09 pm4229d ago
I guess there must be some kind of gag order on the print media that may be hastening the demise …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2014 2:08 pm4229d ago
Your Feb. 16 editorial “Frac sand mining: Regulation decision should rest in local hands” was very informative and well done. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 24, 2014 2:08 pm4229d ago
A minimum-wage position doesn’t pay what it used to. The purchasing power of the minimum wage has declined steadily for …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 23, 2014 3:35 pm4230d ago
I frequently read the letters to the editor and I did notice the one in the Feb. 16 issue written …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 23, 2014 3:34 pm4230d ago
I have been listening and reading the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage. There is a difference of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2014 12:45 pm4232d ago
In the current minimum-wage debate going on in Congress, we need the voices of Americans who will fight for working …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2014 12:45 pm4232d ago
I am writing to correct the record of Dwight Hogan’s Feb. 16 letter “Thank you to Marion Council for getting …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2014 12:44 pm4232d ago
I love Mallard Fillmore (comic). It is a fitting counter foil for Doonesbury. Those who do not like Mallard likely …
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