Reality check, Sen. Chuck Grassley. The filibuster does not go back to George Washington, it started with Aaron Burr. Perhaps …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 18, 2013 12:48 pm4454d ago
Reality check, Sen. Chuck Grassley. The filibuster does not go back to George Washington, it started with Aaron Burr. Perhaps …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2013 1:41 pm4455d ago
Recently, we traveled 5,900 miles in 12 states using interstates, state and county roads, in big cities and villages, over …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2013 1:40 pm4455d ago
All Iowans owe the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a hearty round of applause for the wonderful job they …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2013 1:39 pm4455d ago
Quoting the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Matt Hunt, pastor at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Keokuk, presides over more than …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2013 1:36 pm4455d ago
I couldn’t remember the exact date of last year’s Newtown, Conn., shooting in which 20 sweet children were killed, so …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2013 1:34 pm4456d ago
Todd Dorman (“Skimpy expectations will greet the Legislature in 2014,” Dec. 10) says we shouldn’t expect much from the Iowa …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2013 1:33 pm4456d ago
My sister, Chris Imsland, has been a client of Options since 1981. The quality of life that this organization has …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2013 1:33 pm4456d ago
Taking land out of production for electrifying another state seems like an unreasonable use of land, not to mention what …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2013 3:25 pm4457d ago
Regarding the Dec. 7 article “Permits for wind farms that accidentally kill eagles extended”: As wind farms expand across the …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2013 3:23 pm4457d ago
I was shocked and dismayed to learn an option for the Options program and facility may be closure. That would …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2013 3:20 pm4457d 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 pm4458d 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 pm4458d 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 pm4458d 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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