A Tuesday Gazette editorial quoted Stuart Anderson, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Planning, Programming and Modal Division: “Frankly, …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2013 12:32 pm4380d ago
A Tuesday Gazette editorial quoted Stuart Anderson, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Planning, Programming and Modal Division: “Frankly, …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2013 12:31 pm4380d ago
Ellis overlay district is a very good idea. It will enhance the neighborhood with single-family homes and small businesses. Part …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2013 12:31 pm4380d ago
It amazes me that conservatives are fighting so hard against SNAP (food stamps). The statistics show that a majority of …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2013 12:30 pm4380d ago
The halls at the Abbe Center for Community Care in Marion are getting quieter and many of the rooms are …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2013 12:29 pm4380d ago
Tom Harris deserves credit for accepting as true the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is happening and humans are …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2013 12:27 pm4380d ago
This much I know is true. When the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is fully implemented and the American people …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2013 12:27 pm4381d ago
As an African American woman who has raised four all-black men, my heart and mind can’t get off the Trayvon …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2013 12:26 pm4381d ago
New Hampshire (the Freedom State, no seat belt law for adults, with a lower fatality rate per 100 million vehicle …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2013 12:26 pm4381d ago
Since November’s election involves largely local candidates and issues, this is a good time to review the criteria we use …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2013 4:57 pm4381d ago
After World War II, America seized the opportunity to create a more productive workforce by sending its veterans to college …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2013 4:56 pm4381d ago
Guest columnist Tom Harris (“New report counters climate scare,” Sept. 16) claims illogically that the purpose of the United Nations …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2013 4:54 pm4381d ago
Our government is broken. Congress has an approval rate lower than 20 percent. They can’t even solve a “no brainer” …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:32 pm4382d ago
To some landowners of this county: You soon may receive or perhaps already have received your certified letter from Rock …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:31 pm4382d ago
I’m writing to encourage animal appreciators to step up to the plate and give thought to rescuing a cat or …
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