Good grief! According to Todd Dorman, “a pep rally and matching shirts and a bus tour of the west side” …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:36 pm4346d ago
Good grief! According to Todd Dorman, “a pep rally and matching shirts and a bus tour of the west side” …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:35 pm4346d ago
I’m beginning to wonder about The Gazette’s objectivity. First you run what amounts to a campaign ad for Mark Jacobs …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:35 pm4346d ago
We are a nation of immense diversity, but we really need to work together to secure our future and our …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:35 pm4346d ago
I am bewildered by the coverage of U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley’s misstep in Texas. Sure, he takes a slap at …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:34 pm4346d ago
It’s a great experience for me to take my grandchildren to Cedar Lake, where they can see Canada geese raising …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:33 pm4346d ago
Pride and passion. That is what the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball season lacked. Their season ended after a gut wrenchingly …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 4, 2014 1:33 pm4346d ago
Firefighters are my heroes. I cannot imagine how they summon the courage to do what needs to be done in …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2014 4:15 pm4347d ago
Society has forgotten the word love and its importance in life. The media are so full of violence it makes …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2014 4:15 pm4347d ago
With regard to the state’s confidential employee settlements, I’m not certain which scenario I like better: a governor who does …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2014 4:14 pm4347d ago
I have served on the board of directors of a local non-profit human service agency for 40 years and counting, …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2014 4:14 pm4347d ago
My daughter and I went to the Follies (Paramount Theatre) on March 15. It was the best two hours I …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2014 2:26 pm4348d ago
Of all the reasons Iowans should not elect a Republican to replace Sen. Tom Harkin, having a farmer as chair …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2014 2:25 pm4348d ago
I found sense in Scott Fruehling’s March 22 letter, “Time for single school district in Marion” suggesting merging Marion and …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2014 2:25 pm4348d ago
The Iowa Legislature hasn’t passed a gas tax increase. The media will be reporting closed country roads and impassable bridges …
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