On March 20, four brave citizens went to Mount Mercy to peacefully protest an award given to and a speech …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 13, 2012 1:13 pm4885d ago
On March 20, four brave citizens went to Mount Mercy to peacefully protest an award given to and a speech …
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Recently, a comment in The Gazette online addressed the role of computers in the classroom. The author suggested that a …
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Letters to the Editor May. 13, 2012 1:10 pm4885d ago
I started riding my bicycle to work to save gas and wear and tear on my truck. A section of …
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Letters to the Editor May. 13, 2012 11:06 am4885d ago
I was in London in 1992 during their election. They get six weeks to campaign before elections and it has …
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Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2012 11:20 am4886d ago
I had to rethink my career of 20-plus years in the social work field due to an unspeakable ruling. When …
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Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2012 11:19 am4886d ago
A dedicated group of volunteers is helping Linn County residents and deserves recognition. The young men and women of Green …
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Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2012 11:18 am4886d ago
Death by suicide is a devastating loss when we think of how that death may have been prevented. When someone …
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Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2012 11:12 am4886d ago
I challenge Jason Glass, director of the Iowa Department of Education, to walk into a classroom of 30 students. Four …
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Letters to the Editor May. 12, 2012 11:09 am4886d ago
It has become the norm to blame teachers for not educating our children. If there is a fault anywhere, there …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2012 1:32 pm4888d ago
The Democrats and the Republicans were both taught different ways of making our lives better. Let’s vote for all the …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2012 1:31 pm4888d ago
The May 2 article “Obama in Afghanistan, sees ‘light of a new day’?” was excellent. President Barack Obama and Afghanistan …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2012 1:30 pm4888d ago
A letter writer questions, “When did facts become bias?” (“Romney article isn’t the one that’s biased,” May 3). The answer …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2012 1:29 pm4888d ago
Since the 1998 launch of College Savings Iowa, Iowa’s 529 plan, my efforts in raising awareness about saving for college …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2012 1:28 pm4888d ago
Referring to the two pictures of Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama side by side on the front page of …
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