Some sort of light rail would be a great idea. I’m sure the reason that most people do not use …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2014 2:35 pm4235d ago
Some sort of light rail would be a great idea. I’m sure the reason that most people do not use …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2014 2:34 pm4235d ago
Here’s looking at you. Even though I pay state and federal taxes, my phone calls, emails and texts are recorded …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2014 2:34 pm4235d ago
Recently, the Congressional Budget Office released a new report on Obamacare. It stated that the number of jobs in the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2014 1:37 pm4237d ago
An opinion letter, (“Get America on track: elect a conservative,” Feb. 11 by J. Fred Doornbos) states: “During the last …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2014 1:35 pm4237d ago
The 1105 Project would like to thank 18 Johnson County restaurants for donating a portion of their proceeds Nov. 5 …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2014 1:33 pm4237d ago
There’s a big government push on narrowing the “equality gap” between the wealthy and the poor. It isn’t going to …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2014 4:06 pm4237d ago
Regarding raising the minimum wage: I think it is a noble cause that politicians and do-gooders resound every so often …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2014 4:05 pm4237d ago
Probably to most people, politics is boring. I know it was to me back in the early 1960s when our …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2014 3:38 pm4238d ago
We are proud to be at the NewBo City Market. We are proud of the work that we do, the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2014 3:37 pm4238d ago
Your Gomers section on Feb. 10 stated that the beginning student teacher population of Hispanic ethnicity or racial minorities was …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2014 3:35 pm4238d ago
The Gazette’s Feb. 1 Fact Checker “Water quality” points out that many of Iowa’s waters are contaminated with pollutants including …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2014 3:33 pm4238d ago
I’m not sure why I continue to read Mallard Fillmore, which is seldom comedic or clever, and often is simply …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2014 3:31 pm4238d ago
I thank the Marion City Council members for their 5-0 vote in favor of Mayor Allen Bouska. Even though Bouska …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2014 4:09 pm4239d ago
The Mitchell County Courthouse was torn down recently. It was a red brick, Greek Revival building, complete with four columns …
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