Since when is it a crime to feed the wildlife (Jan. 1 news story, “Bird lover to fight nuisance threat”)? …
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Since when is it a crime to feed the wildlife (Jan. 1 news story, “Bird lover to fight nuisance threat”)? …
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Regarding (Linn County supervisor) Lu Barron’s Dec. 27 letter “Increase ethanol in fuel standard”: Ms. Barron, please present the entire …
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We are starting to find out that Obamacare is an administrative nightmare. If implementing it is this difficult, imagine how …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2014 12:12 pm4282d ago
In listening to the Republicans take President Barack Obama to the wood shed over his agreement with Iran, one might …
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Recently, I was contacted by The Gazette to give an interview about how I overcame my breast cancer in 2013. …
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Closing the Iowa Juvenile Home is the right thing to do only if you are satisfied by superficial reporting. For …
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I’m a woman Iraq War veteran (2003-04) with the Iowa Army National Guard. Since my military service I’ve written “All …
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I’m a seventh-grader and I’m worried about farmland security. Did you know that only 4 percent of the world is …
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For all the railroaders, both active and retired, our railroad retirement trust quarterly report for Sept. 30 has just been …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2013 2:19 pm4285d ago
Regarding David H. Burke’s Saturday letter “Foul disparity helped ISU beat UI”: Burke wants us to believe that the referees’ …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2013 2:19 pm4285d ago
I am writing in response to Kay Lammers’ Dec. 27 guest column “Marion group drags down city.” Great job! I …
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I am a former employee of the Iowa Juvenile Home and a current employee of the Iowa Veterans Home. It …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 30, 2013 2:29 pm4286d ago
Lenore Skenazy’s editorial “Café a bad reason to go to church?” on Dec. 28, lists problems smaller churches are facing …
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Dr. Mark J. Tyler’s Dec. 19 column, “Start small to fix health care,” misleads readers by stating the oft-heard misconceptions …
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