As the holiday season draws near, we are once again being inundated with complaints from those pathetic souls who seem …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 2:05 pm5149d ago
As the holiday season draws near, we are once again being inundated with complaints from those pathetic souls who seem …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:44 am5149d ago
Rhode Island Democratic Mister Grinch Gov. Lincoln Chafee caused a ruckus by referring to the state Christmas tree as a …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:43 am5149d ago
I want to thank all of the communities in east central Iowa for the tremendous support of scouting through our …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:41 am5149d ago
Gazette sports writers: You want to cover programs that win more games? Go to Miami where they cheat like crazy. …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:41 am5149d ago
I am sitting here trying to think of an idea worse than closing Harrison and Polk schools, but, for the …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:27 am5149d ago
Canada is a great country and a good neighbor. But promoting the Keystone XL pipeline under the guise of job …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:25 am5149d ago
Has everyone forgotten what was taught in driver’s education? The laws and rules have not changed. We all learned that …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:25 am5149d ago
On Nov. 29, we were bell ringing at the Collins Road Hy-Vee. We were struck by the generosity of almost …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:24 am5149d ago
I support the Occupy Wall Street movement because they are doing their best to bring attention to the Wall Street …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:23 am5149d ago
What thrill do people get out of scratching someone’s vehicle? I hope the person who scratched my new vehicle has …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 8:23 am5149d ago
One month ago, the Iowa City American Legion and Auxiliary asked the community to recognize Veterans Day by contributing needed …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2011 7:21 am5149d ago
Now that Leonard Pitt Jr. has been away from his piece about the Liberty Square Neighborhood for a while (The …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2011 3:23 pm5151d ago
On Nov. 29, the Waukee boys basketball team played Linn-Mar at Marion. Linn-Mar had more points at the end of …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 6, 2011 3:21 pm5151d ago
When will the people running for office realize that voters want to hear what they intend to do and how …
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