I keep hearing the roads in Iowa are bad and need to be fixed. A lot of people who are …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2013 11:23 am4643d ago
I keep hearing the roads in Iowa are bad and need to be fixed. A lot of people who are …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2013 11:23 am4643d ago
The Gazette has printed several letters from people who believe that giving a teacher or principal a gun will deter …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 9, 2013 11:22 am4643d ago
Your front page chart of minimum wages for all the states was very informative (“States raising minimum wage,” Jan. 1). …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2013 11:38 am4644d ago
The awful tragedy in Newton, Conn., could have been in any one of our schools. I’m an elderly woman, not …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2013 11:36 am4644d ago
I just appalled as to who are against traffic cameras, among them state Sen. Brad Zaun, Iowa City Council member …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2013 11:32 am4644d ago
During the December blizzard, we received a large amount of damage from the high winds, coupled with the icy covering …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2013 11:28 am4644d ago
The principles of halal foods were established originally in Biblical guidelines in the Old Testament and following through to the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2013 11:43 am4645d ago
There is a quasi-court mechanism for parents to use when child support payers and payees need help: the Child Support …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2013 11:42 am4645d ago
Since the re-election of President Obama, America’s divisiveness has increased because the greatest problem this nation faces has been ignored …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2013 11:39 am4645d ago
To our congressional representatives: As we approach another debt ceiling situation, I hope that you listen to your constituents. It …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2013 11:38 am4645d ago
Twenty years ago, Congress decided that it would be a good idea for our federal government to finance wind power …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2013 11:31 am4646d ago
We hear of shooters in schools, factories, malls and other places. These are terrible things done by people who are …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2013 11:29 am4646d ago
You cannot Bubble Wrap the whole world to protect your loved ones. It is extremely sad what happened in Newtown, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2013 11:26 am4646d ago
Proposed Chapter 22A Nuisance Ordinance goes too far to try to place the blame on innocent property owners of Cedar …
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