There is a group, led by Bob Vander Plaats, that is trying to get us to reject Iowa Supreme Court …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 9, 2012 1:35 pm4833d ago
There is a group, led by Bob Vander Plaats, that is trying to get us to reject Iowa Supreme Court …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2012 1:57 pm4834d ago
Justice David Wiggins is the focus of November’s judge retention vote. And Wiggins’ 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage is the …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2012 1:54 pm4834d ago
I support Linn County Auditor Joel Miller for re-election. Why? First, how many office holders gave back $281,000 of their …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2012 1:49 pm4834d ago
An important bond referendum in Johnson County for a justice center is on the ballot this November. I was initially …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2012 1:45 pm4834d ago
Do the campaign messages from special interest groups disturb anyone else? These messages usually end with “paid for by” a …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2012 1:40 pm4834d ago
Our forefathers created a new nation that was destined to become the greatest nation the world has ever known. The …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 7, 2012 1:37 pm4835d ago
On Aug. 27, The Gazette published the story “Farm bill inaction could turn clock back to 1949,” in which a …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 7, 2012 1:35 pm4835d ago
President Obama has made his pledge for more redistribution of wealth. He also has stated that our nation’s people are …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 7, 2012 1:28 pm4835d ago
Just as location is premier to house investing, similarly it is the debates that win elections. It is the ability …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 7, 2012 1:24 pm4835d ago
Thank you for the interesting article and online discussion about gestation crates for pigs (“Individual pens for sows’ safety,” Sept. …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 6, 2012 11:05 am4836d ago
Regarding a guest column by Janeen Salak-Johnson, Sept. 30, “Individual pens for sows’ safety”: That headline is misleading. It should …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 6, 2012 11:04 am4836d ago
Regarding the Sept. 27 article about Mestek Machinery, I was pleased to hear they are bringing some of their business …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 6, 2012 11:04 am4836d ago
School lunch, instituted in the last century to ensure that students of all socio-economic groups were well-enough fed to learn, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 6, 2012 11:03 am4836d ago
Linn County Road Crew District 2 deserves a “well done” from all the people who live in the Western area. …
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