I recently watched a rerun of “The Andy Griffith Show.” The character Barney Fife inadvertently issued a parking ticket to …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2013 12:36 pm4446d ago
I recently watched a rerun of “The Andy Griffith Show.” The character Barney Fife inadvertently issued a parking ticket to …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2013 12:50 pm4447d ago
Regarding your July 9 editorial regarding the Chauncey development project (“Opponents have had their say”): I agree with your first …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2013 12:48 pm4447d ago
Before voting on extending the local-option sales tax ask yourself: Do you believe that all moneys collected will go to …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2013 12:45 pm4447d ago
In a July 18 article (“Solid Waste Agency, Marion at odds over garbage”), Marion City Manager Lon Pluckhahn was asked …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 22, 2013 4:05 pm4448d ago
I read the July 17 article (“Third time a charm for sales tax?”) concerning the extension of the 1-cent sales …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 22, 2013 4:04 pm4448d ago
With the number of polluted waterways in Iowa increasing and nitrate levels in our water at all-time highs, the fact …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 22, 2013 4:03 pm4448d ago
Iowa is making economic progress. A little over three years ago, we could not say that. In 2010, Gov. Terry …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 22, 2013 4:02 pm4448d ago
No event can exist for 125 years without having a few challenging years. And this year proved to be the …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 21, 2013 3:02 pm4449d ago
What happened to the phrase “lead by example?” We are in deep water if that’s the case. Who are the …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 21, 2013 3:01 pm4449d ago
During the second World War it seemed unbelievable that so many followed Hitler in the killing of fellow humans. But …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 21, 2013 1:37 pm4449d ago
I am a fan of your fine city and the highway drive I take several times a year that brings …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2013 12:39 pm4450d ago
As a public, but individual, protest regarding the restrictive abortion legislation passed by the state of Texas and the attacks …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2013 12:39 pm4450d ago
It is disturbing to read Steve Van Andel’s July 14 column, “More independence will push economy harder,” claiming deregulation creates …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2013 12:38 pm4450d ago
The elderly want the Social Security check that was promised. The children want to do well in school. Business wants …
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