I am supporting Monica Vernon for Congress in the June 3 primary. She is a hardworking mom who built a …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2014 12:36 pm4295d ago
I am supporting Monica Vernon for Congress in the June 3 primary. She is a hardworking mom who built a …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2014 12:35 pm4295d ago
Here we go again. “Christian” groups want to thump us over our heads with their Bibles while asking the government …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2014 12:35 pm4295d ago
Regarding Steve Licht’s March 24 guest column, “Preserve stability of reliable Iowa energy”: Iowa exports many things, from corn to …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2014 12:34 pm4295d ago
The pretense that we need to better understand the ramifications of legalizing medical marijuana is a smoke screen to cover …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2014 12:33 pm4295d ago
As the board president of a local non-profit, I favor the Cedar Crossing Casino project. Our resources at Hawkeye Downs …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 29, 2014 12:32 pm4295d ago
A progressive score card: Almost 50 million on food stamps. A major portion of those receiving unemployment benefits out of …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2014 12:20 pm4296d ago
As we approach the congressional elections with the Affordable Care Act a centerpiece of the debates, I am struck by …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2014 12:19 pm4296d ago
Eugene Spaziani called my March 8 column on global warming “unscientific” and “hysterical” (“Ellis clearly pushing a political agenda,” March …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2014 11:04 am4296d ago
Regarding Glenn Chatfield’s March 23 letter, “Tolerance must go both ways,” about businesses being expected to provide products or services …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2014 11:00 am4296d ago
Regarding the March 21 Gazette editorial, “Medical marijuana’s time comes”: Agreed! After a 1 1/2-year heroin addiction, I left New …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 28, 2014 10:58 am4296d ago
I write in disbelief of some of the things I read. First, some oil company put a large pipeline near …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2014 3:26 pm4296d ago
I should have responded weeks ago to Todd Dorman’s Feb. 23 column “Taking pride in the ‘City of 5 Smells.’?” …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2014 3:26 pm4296d ago
Tuesday is an election day for the voters in the Linn-Mar Community School District. The school board is asking us …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 27, 2014 3:25 pm4296d ago
I am shocked and dismayed to learn there are naive Iowa lawmakers who are willing to ignore the inherent dangers …
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