Arg! Allen “Snooks” Bouska, having walked the plank and been keelhauled twice over his Marion residency, has stood before and …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2014 12:36 pm4416d ago
Arg! Allen “Snooks” Bouska, having walked the plank and been keelhauled twice over his Marion residency, has stood before and …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2014 12:35 pm4416d ago
After reading William Petroski’s Jan. 13 article, “Tax relief group calls for Iowa pension reform,” I can only comment, “Here …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 24, 2014 3:14 pm4417d ago
Wow! “Improper disbursements” of $770,000 (6th Judicial District Corrections). That sounds like political correctness talk for “we don’t know what …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 24, 2014 3:06 pm4417d ago
The Meadowridge Golf facility at the corner of Stoney Point Road SW and 16th Avenue SW is for sale. It …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2014 12:34 pm4418d ago
As a retired child abuse investigator for the Department of Human Services, I am familiar with the unfortunate situations children …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2014 12:33 pm4418d ago
The Jan. 14 article “C.R. opens $12 million recycling facility” missed the mark – and a great story. Instead of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2014 12:31 pm4418d ago
For the past four decades, I’ve been reading about the reasons for the failure of our public school students to …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2014 12:55 pm4419d ago
With our city population in the area of 130,000 or more, why don’t we have two driver’s license stations – …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2014 12:53 pm4419d ago
I’m responding to the Jan. 5 letter by Dale Richey, “Climate change a natural process.” His letter on climate at …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2014 12:52 pm4419d ago
Senators and representatives are concerned about debt and have cut it by cutting food stamps and unemployment benefits. If I …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2014 12:52 pm4419d ago
Please help me as I try to reconcile two opposing situations in The Gazette. First, as I opened the paper …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2014 12:50 pm4419d ago
I was reading Jonah Goldberg’s column (“Will states’ rights go to pot in the future?,” Jan. 6) about Colorado’s legal …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2014 3:02 pm4420d ago
I want to send a heartfelt thank you to the residents of Linn County and their support for veterans. I …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2014 3:01 pm4420d ago
It’s hard to believe the Iowa Department of Natural Resources would object to burying a few horses each year in …
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