Yesterday (Oct. 13) was a good day – the Community Concert series was back performing at the Paramount Theatre with …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Nov. 13, 2013 3:04 pm4489d ago
Yesterday (Oct. 13) was a good day – the Community Concert series was back performing at the Paramount Theatre with …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Nov. 13, 2013 3:00 pm4489d ago
Recently, the Des Moines Register printed a series of articles focused on mistreatment and lack of educational opportunities for the …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 13, 2013 2:57 pm4489d ago
Only in Washington, D.C. can an organization fail as miserably as Kathleen Sebelius’ Health and Human Services and not face …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2013 1:46 pm4491d ago
Our Congressman, Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, distinguished himself as Softball Pitcher of the Year for his lame question to Health and …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2013 1:45 pm4491d ago
Recently a writer in this section suggested that a two-party system is no longer desirable in this country. I would …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2013 1:42 pm4491d ago
The Oct. 29 letter by Clara Oleson (“Affordable Care Act is not about racial hatred”) says the reason people are …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 11, 2013 1:41 pm4491d ago
The Oct. 26 article, “Cruz champions ideals to unite GOP,” was quite interesting. Sen. Ted Cruz was recently in western …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2013 1:01 pm4492d ago
About five years ago, I requested my grandpa’s World War II service records from the National Archives. I did this …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2013 12:26 pm4493d ago
“If you like your car, you can keep it. Period.” You like your Suburban. It’s low cost and works well …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2013 12:24 pm4493d ago
“Now is the time to focus on spending,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2013 12:23 pm4493d ago
Regarding the cartoon on the editorial page of Oct. 25: The cartoonist depicted a tree that had lost its leaves …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2013 12:22 pm4493d ago
Is it just me, or does this city need a better public transit system? For a town this size, it’s …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2013 12:21 pm4493d ago
In response to the “Is workers comp broken” article (Oct. 20): Of course, it’s broken. The company doctor is beholden …
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Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2013 12:20 pm4493d ago
Volunteers serving on the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight Committee need to be applauded for successfully escorting another airplane load of …
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