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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2012 1:17 pm4715d ago
We care about properly funding education, family and children’s needs and the newly reorganized statewide mental health system. For future …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2012 1:16 pm4715d ago
In the beginning, there were 13 colonies. Some were more imperial than others, some had a state religion. When the …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 29, 2012 1:16 pm4715d ago
I’ve heard some people say they are not going to vote in the presidential election. We have four U.S. Supreme …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2012 1:27 pm4716d ago
Like all parents, I want my children to be happy and healthy. I have two daughters. Both were raised identically …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2012 1:25 pm4716d ago
I came away from a recent forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters aware that there is a distinct …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 28, 2012 1:05 pm4716d ago
A Justice Center bond referendum is on the ballot this November and it’s important the citizens of Johnson County support …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2012 12:33 pm4717d ago
Now that it is close to the election to determine retention of Justice David Wiggins as Iowa Supreme Court justice, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2012 12:33 pm4717d ago
I had the good fortune recently to hear from women who have worked with Mitt Romney. One was an Olympic …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2012 12:32 pm4717d ago
Through a handout at Mount Vernon’s Heritage Day Parade, I became aware of Quentin Stanerson, who is running for Iowa …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2012 12:32 pm4717d ago
Todd Dorman’s column of Oct. 16, prompts this letter. First, I commend him for opening his eyes and recognizing that …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2012 12:30 pm4717d ago
President Bill Clinton left office with a record budget surplus and booming economy. We were beginning to pay down the …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 25, 2012 1:13 pm4719d ago
If we just take more out of the private sector with increased taxes and regulation, if we just spend more …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 25, 2012 1:12 pm4719d ago
The Romney/Ryan team insists that drastic reforms are needed in the Social Security and Medicare programs. To drive negative changes …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 25, 2012 1:11 pm4719d ago
Regarding the Oct. 17 letter by Gary L. Roberts, “Casino in C.R. stinks of greed”: He speaks of being robbed …
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