Gosh, wasn’t it a couple of months ago that Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of Agriculture, as one of a group …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2013 1:15 pm4553d ago
Gosh, wasn’t it a couple of months ago that Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of Agriculture, as one of a group …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2013 1:01 pm4553d ago
Activities of Coe College students and faculty, under the leadership of Dr. James Phifer, who is retiring in June after …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 8, 2013 12:59 pm4553d ago
We who do not understand history are condemned to repeat it. The Boston Tea Party was not a tax rebellion …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2013 11:19 am4555d ago
Gary Young, in his March 27 letter (“Second Amendment meant to protect”), was mostly correct. He left out some things. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2013 11:18 am4555d ago
The March 20 Gazette editorial asking to “Shine light on Iowa Public Radio” overlooks some important considerations. The Gazette requested …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2013 11:18 am4555d ago
As a journalist, I don’t disagree with your call (Gazette editorial, March 29, “Shine light on public radio”) for more …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2013 11:17 am4555d ago
As a member of the Pax Turcica Institute, I welcome increased awareness of the recognized crimes against humanity, such as …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2013 11:15 am4555d ago
In the March 24 edition of the Des Moines Register, Sen. Chuck Grassley gave a risible self-serving defense of his …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2013 12:54 pm4558d ago
A guest column by Dr. Mark J. Tyler (“Civil union more fitting definition,” March 29) left me wondering about his …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2013 12:39 pm4558d ago
In November 2012, the Iowa Fertilizer Company (IFC) had its groundbreaking in Lee County. I was excited and hopeful for …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2013 12:36 pm4558d ago
Almost every day we hear the governor or another elected official talk about (a) getting our fiscal house in order …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 3, 2013 12:34 pm4558d ago
Sequester, what is it? While the White House and its cronies would have you believe it is cutting high profile …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2013 12:50 pm4559d ago
The (Jefferson High School Show Choir) students should be allowed to go to the finals in Chicago. If it was …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 2, 2013 12:37 pm4559d ago
Did you know: April is National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. That Iowa, per capita, is the second leading state in …
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