Ignorant editorials about unions keep being posted but to accuse unions as being the reason our country has high unemployment …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2011 12:43 am5211d ago
Ignorant editorials about unions keep being posted but to accuse unions as being the reason our country has high unemployment …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2011 12:42 am5211d ago
Why do we expect large government agencies to be effective? Todd Dorman (Gazette columnist) complains that the federal disaster recovery …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 25, 2011 12:39 am5211d ago
Recently, one of Cedar Rapids’ two hospitals was deemed the fourth most-profitable hospital in the nation by Forbes magazine. I …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2011 11:29 am5211d ago
As a parent with a child who has epilepsy, I know the value of a great support system. Without people …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2011 11:28 am5211d ago
I have been a student of history all of my life and I find it incredible that European and Asian …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2011 11:27 am5211d ago
I recently returned from an environmental science and ethics study-abroad trip to Costa Rica, where I gained a deeper awareness …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2011 11:26 am5211d ago
Leonard Pitts’s Sunday column about Sarah Palin and the media was quite good. He does his best writing when he …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2011 11:35 am5212d ago
A few weeks ago, a special congressional election was held in New York state. The winner’s campaign was engulfed in …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2011 11:34 am5212d ago
Conservatives have a history of using racially charged language, but there has been ample evidence of over-the-top racism since an …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2011 11:33 am5212d ago
We have an abundant amount of affordable, clean and efficient wind power, yet when driving the rural highways, you will …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2011 11:24 am5212d ago
I usually enjoy Todd Dorman’s column but today (June 12) it was especially good. After reading and hearing every day …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2011 10:35 am5213d ago
The first week in April, the Obama Administration announced with much fanfare that the unemployment rate had dropped from 9.8 …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2011 10:24 am5213d ago
I couldn’t agree more with The Gazette’s June 12 editorial “Signs of Progress.” I remember that terrible day in 2008 …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2011 10:23 am5213d ago
Recent news articles indicate that life expectancy in the United States has reached an all-time high. Exceptions to this general …
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