As I watch and smell black plumes of smoke representing hundreds of thousands of pounds of shredded tires (and who …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2012 1:36 pm4962d ago
As I watch and smell black plumes of smoke representing hundreds of thousands of pounds of shredded tires (and who …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2012 1:33 pm4962d ago
Regarding John Hesling’s May 30 letter “Court bullied Iowans on same-sex marriage”: The Iowa Supreme Court judges did what they …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2012 1:31 pm4962d ago
Regarding Ralph Bock’s concern for the children of same-sex marriage (“How will children of gay couples develop?” June 6): Let …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:27 pm4963d ago
Jobs do not come from government. Every dollar governments spend they take from the private sector in taxes. Government doesn’t …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:27 pm4963d ago
I wish to thank The Gazette for its choice of Rob Cline as book reviewer. Cline’s passion for reading is …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:26 pm4963d ago
In the June 4 Gomers section was an item, “Slockett reprimanded” (by Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board), that I …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:25 pm4963d ago
Recently, I contacted an animal shelter near the intersection of Highway 150 and Interstate 380 regarding a 6-year-old dog. I …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:24 pm4963d ago
I do not mind sharing the road with motorcycle and bicycle riders. I just find more often than not that …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:23 pm4963d ago
Regarding Frederick “Rick” Miller’s May 27 guest column, “Comparing Obama to Bush”: One of Miller’s points was that “public-sector jobs …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:21 pm4963d ago
Our country would benefit by having a president, along with prominent Democrats and the media, who would allow us to …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2012 12:08 pm4964d ago
As an Iowan, I was proud when our state finally approved same-sex marriage. But a mere two years after the …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 8, 2012 12:19 pm4964d ago
If there is one thing most people agree with in America, it is that we owe our lives and freedom …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2012 12:50 pm4965d ago
I chuckle each and every time The Gazette prints a letter from someone who was issued a (traffic camera) ticket …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2012 12:48 pm4965d ago
If you grew up as a kid who came from a great home with caring parents and siblings in a …
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