The denouncement of the political dance of the national debt was a Faustian deal that will exacerbate the deteriorating fiscal …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2011 1:55 pm5221d ago
The denouncement of the political dance of the national debt was a Faustian deal that will exacerbate the deteriorating fiscal …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2011 3:58 pm5222d ago
I am writing in response to recent letters criticizing Don Tyne, head of Linn County Veterans Affairs. The authors cannot …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2011 1:10 pm5222d ago
On Sept. 7, KCRG-TV9 reported on rape charges filed by authorities in Portland, Ore. Charged were two members of the …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2011 1:07 pm5222d ago
One of his President Obama’s “accomplishments” is gigantic debt. This debt has caused America to lose our AAA financial rating …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2011 1:03 pm5222d ago
Regarding: “Money to find cures doesn’t seem to help,” Sept. 19 letter: Now, 34 years later, doctors are offering hope. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2011 12:56 pm5223d ago
The downtown reconstruction of the U.S. Cellular Center is quite bothersome, especially for the incoming soldiers and their welcoming families. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2011 3:48 pm5223d ago
On Sept. 23, Iowa joined 46 other states in declaring Falls Prevention Awareness Day. While a trip on the sidewalk, …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2011 3:46 pm5223d ago
I was glad to see the new traffic lights put up at Highway 13 and Mount Vernon Road. I don’t …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2011 3:43 pm5223d ago
When I think I have heard it all, across the news wire comes the report that our Board of Regents …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2011 12:19 am5225d ago
It seems Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad could not wait to see if his party would be successful in gaining a …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2011 12:17 am5225d ago
I urge our members of Congress, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin and Rep. Dave Loebsack, to protect low-income families …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2011 12:16 am5225d ago
In response to Richard Brown (“Money to find cures doesn’t seem to help,” Sept. 19 letter), who was lamenting the …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2011 12:15 am5225d ago
Recently, New York Republican state Sen. Roy McDonald voted pro-gay marriage after long opposition. McDonald has received praise and also …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2011 12:11 am5225d ago
Leon Mehring’s letter (“Tax brackets make no sense,” Sept. 14) stated that when he inquired about his 10 percent property …
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