I was shocked and dismayed to learn an option for the Options program and facility may be closure. That would …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2013 3:23 pm4399d ago
I was shocked and dismayed to learn an option for the Options program and facility may be closure. That would …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2013 3:20 pm4399d ago
Time to get my driver’s license renewed and make the drive to Marion. Possibly the Tuesday after a holiday, Thanksgiving, …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 14, 2013 1:10 pm4400d ago
I lie awake at night, mad about the prospect of a profit-chasing business (Rock Island Clean Line) forcing itself upon …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 14, 2013 1:09 pm4400d ago
Catholic schools have been consistently victorious and records have been broken this year in Iowa’s high school football (playoff) season. …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 14, 2013 1:08 pm4400d ago
Today is the anniversary of what little is left of the Bill of Rights. Prohibit death and taxes; legalize freedom, …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 14, 2013 1:06 pm4400d ago
A Christmas gift you can give and receive every day of the year – the gift of love. “Love is …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2013 1:05 pm4401d ago
I believe the city could get better if we planted more climbing trees in a couple of parks. For one …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2013 1:05 pm4401d ago
We have lots of bullying and I think it should stop. My school, Arthur Elementary School, not only has posters …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2013 1:03 pm4402d ago
“Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron oars a cage.” Remember that? In the light of the attention …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2013 1:01 pm4402d ago
As chair of the board of directors and a strong supporter of Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, I wanted to …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2013 1:00 pm4402d ago
My husband has been a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion for 17 months and he has been …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 11, 2013 1:41 pm4403d ago
Another government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis are on the horizon. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is a member of the …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 11, 2013 1:40 pm4403d ago
The headline was very definitive: “Rhoads acts quickly with changes” (Dec. 2). The two coaches’ photos appeared with Courtney Messingham …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 11, 2013 1:39 pm4403d ago
Our country is in disarray. The administration’s attitude is if things aren’t going well, blame it on someone else or …
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