In response to Sen. Tom Harkin’s guest column of Aug. 17: What are you thinking, Senator? Your response to the …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2012 1:41 pm4768d ago
In response to Sen. Tom Harkin’s guest column of Aug. 17: What are you thinking, Senator? Your response to the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2012 1:37 pm4768d ago
In response to the Aug. 12 letter by Dennis Robertson (“Use of ID to vote would increase turnout”) saying voter …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2012 1:35 pm4768d ago
President Obama’s exhaustive claim of inheriting George W. Bush’s bad economy has a loophole. It started going bad when Democrats …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2012 1:49 pm4769d ago
While I feel bad for the people affected by Hurricane Isaac, this can hardly be a surprise. When you live …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2012 1:46 pm4769d ago
I watched Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech and I am still not impressed. How is he going to create 12 million …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2012 1:41 pm4769d ago
I’ve been on Medicare or Medicare Advantage for more than a decade and here are my observations. For every enrollee …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2012 1:37 pm4769d ago
To the people who think their water bills are too high: Break it down and it won’t seem bad at …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2012 1:36 pm4769d ago
I am supporting Liz Mathis or re-election to Senate District 34. As a grandparent, I believe that Mathis is the …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2012 1:34 pm4769d ago
Recently there have been proposals about a voter identification law. If the proponents want to require voters to have a …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2012 12:36 pm4770d ago
An Aug. 22 Mary Sanchez column explained clearly how the coming election will affect the middle class. She also mentioned …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2012 12:31 pm4770d ago
Regarding Sen. Tom Harkin’s article in the Aug. 17 Gazette, “Ryan Budget would end Medicare as we know it,” he …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2012 12:29 pm4770d ago
Jill June, CEO of Planned Parenthood, in a July 6 guest column expounds of the Supreme Court’s upholding of The …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2012 12:27 pm4770d ago
The cartoon “Millard Fillmore” in the Aug. 15 comic section gave an accurate view of President Obama’s mind set, I …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2012 12:25 pm4770d ago
“I have a dream” that, some day, people will rise up and say “no more political television and other media …
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