You cannot Bubble Wrap the whole world to protect your loved ones. It is extremely sad what happened in Newtown, …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2013 11:29 am4801d ago
You cannot Bubble Wrap the whole world to protect your loved ones. It is extremely sad what happened in Newtown, …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2013 11:26 am4801d 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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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2013 11:21 am4801d ago
I hope the person who took my two LED lighted, $40 garage wreaths is enjoying them. They were a Christmas …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2013 11:46 pm4802d ago
Editor’s note: We’d like to recognize the people whose 2,000-plus letters to the editor were published during 2012. We thank …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2013 1:50 pm4802d ago
The Dec. 22 article “Armed Iowans on the rise” may indicate how some people react to tragedies such as the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2013 1:48 pm4802d ago
I often witness the kindness in people, and I want to thank the three men who helped me Dec. 20 …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2013 1:47 pm4802d ago
Three letters published Dec. 18 dealt with the tragic Connecticut school shootings. The Gazette gave two of them “assault weapons” …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2013 1:46 pm4802d ago
The best accounting to date of the federal government’s bailout of the failed private sector was done by the non-partisan …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2013 11:01 am4803d ago
Regarding the Dec. 16 story, “Older drivers raise worries”: I don’t know what the percentage of accidents are caused by …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2013 11:00 am4803d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the firing of a dental assistant for being too attractive again proves that unless …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2013 10:58 am4803d ago
Regarding the Dec. 26 column by Kathleen McNamara (“Paramount needs concessions guidelines”): I agree wholeheartedly that food and drinks should …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2013 11:20 am4804d ago
I was heartened that federal judge James Jarvey dismissed the nuisance lawsuit filed by Sue Thayer against her former employer, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2013 11:19 am4804d ago
I have seen, read and heard about much hand-wringing surrounding the terrible, horrific deaths of the students and adults in …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2013 11:18 am4804d ago
First, my heart still aches for the loss of innocent lives, not just in Newtown, but all across America. There …
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