I am concerned with the alarming rate that our city is spending tax money. First, instead of rebuilding our library, …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2011 12:08 am5161d ago
I am concerned with the alarming rate that our city is spending tax money. First, instead of rebuilding our library, …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2011 12:01 am5161d ago
Regarding Rich Zeis’s Aug. 9 letter concerning the poor: Some welfare programs should be investigated in depth. The programs that …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:59 am5162d ago
Left-lane drivers, have you never heard or seen “drive right, pass left” or “slower traffic, keep right?” Do you ever …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:58 am5162d ago
The proposed new airport terminal in Monticello is a perfect example of government waste at the local level. It was …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:50 am5162d ago
I saw the photo of the belching smokestack on the Aug. 1 front page. No wonder people don’t want power …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:05 am5162d ago
Our republic was truly a unique and inspired form of government. It was an agreed-upon moral framework integrated into a …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:05 am5162d ago
I believe most of us are disgusted with how our national elected officials have mishandled the federal budget and debt …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:02 am5162d ago
This fall I’ve reached a parental landmark – both of my children will be in college. I’ve lost track of …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:01 am5162d ago
Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, it’s clear we have a professional campaigner and an incompetent leader surrounded by his …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2011 12:00 am5162d ago
This debt ceiling fiasco has reached a new low in governing. The real Tea Party-GOP agenda is to kill the …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2011 12:57 pm5162d ago
If you look at the various studies conducted on our fiscal problems – Simpson-Bowles plan, Heritage Foundation (no silver bullet) …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2011 12:56 pm5162d ago
Face it: American-made products cost more than their overseas counterparts due to the underlying marketing, engineering design, product development and …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2011 12:56 pm5162d ago
I have been a lifelong moderate Republican, but for many of us, there is nowhere to go except for the …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2011 12:55 pm5162d ago
Kudos to Linda Wardehoff for her Aug. 2 letter about the police and their day at work. So many people …
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