I have voted for Travis Weipert to become our next Johnson County auditor, but my work is not done. I …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2012 10:32 am4971d ago
I have voted for Travis Weipert to become our next Johnson County auditor, but my work is not done. I …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2012 10:30 am4971d ago
Many years ago, Tom Slockett extended the Johnson County Auditor’s Office hours beyond the traditional courthouse closing time of 4 …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2012 10:30 am4971d ago
I have a personal bias in the Johnson County auditor race because I worked for Tom Slockett in the 1990s. …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2012 10:29 am4971d ago
This spring, The Gazette editorialized that Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett should step down from office, in part because of …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 2, 2012 10:28 am4971d ago
Dan Dolan is running for 2nd District Congress in the Tuesday Republican primary. I’m impressed that he’s built more than …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 1, 2012 1:45 pm4972d ago
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) members across the state are documenting the largest attempted expansion of the factory …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 1:54 pm4973d ago
David Johnson is the best choice for State House, 73rd District. Johnson fought for all of us as a Gulf …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 1:54 pm4973d ago
Dick Schwab is running for state representative in House District 73, and what I like about him is he avoids …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 1:53 pm4973d ago
America urgently needs more North American oil. We have been importing far too much Middle East oil at high prices. …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 1:51 pm4973d ago
On Saturday, St. Luke’s Hospital will implement the Electronic Health Record, EPIC, the first hospital in the metro area to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 12:49 pm4973d ago
The office of county auditor plays a vital role in ensuring that elections are run fairly and efficiently as well …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 12:48 pm4973d ago
“Chicago” people is the politically correct descriptive some white Iowans use when addressing issues they have with blacks. The media …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 12:47 pm4973d ago
Clean, renewable energy, such as wind power, is an important part of our state – creating pollution-free energy and jobs …
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Letters to the Editor May. 31, 2012 12:47 pm4973d ago
To the kind and honest gentleman (or someone who was with him) who found my newer cane that I left …
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