Again, local officials are proposing an extension of the local-option sales tax for 10 years. Despite previous rejection by voters, …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2013 10:40 am4541d ago
Again, local officials are proposing an extension of the local-option sales tax for 10 years. Despite previous rejection by voters, …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2013 10:39 am4541d ago
Bankrupt Detroit and Coralville share a dubious commonality: nearly the same amount of massive debt per capita. The bonding agencies …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2013 10:38 am4541d ago
A majority of our residents and elected officials appear to favor more stringent measures regarding immigration. However, there doesn’t seem …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2013 10:37 am4541d ago
A suggestion to the state and local departments that manage the “photo enforced” speed limit signs: Make the signs more …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 27, 2013 10:37 am4541d ago
Nitpicking critics of Gov. Terry Branstad have adopted as their cause the incident of the alleged speeding infraction in which …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2013 11:12 am4543d ago
Does anyone think that if Trayvon Martin (a black) had killed George Zimmerman (a white Hispanic?) under similar conditions, it …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2013 11:11 am4543d ago
It makes me sad to know that city and state officials (with exceptions of an emergency) can drive through and …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2013 11:10 am4543d ago
Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have a busy schedule but I don’t understand why their schedule is more important than …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2013 11:10 am4543d ago
An observation. The three finalists for the job of University of Iowa Vice President of Strategic Communications hold the following …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2013 12:39 pm4544d ago
Kudos to you for selecting the piece that you did on the Zimmerman/Martin Case. I am a white male who …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2013 12:36 pm4544d ago
I recently watched a rerun of “The Andy Griffith Show.” The character Barney Fife inadvertently issued a parking ticket to …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2013 12:50 pm4545d 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 pm4545d 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 pm4545d 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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