Recent letters have repeated the current conservative mantra: low taxes equal growth while high taxes suppress growth. Jay Kacena (Wednesday) …
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Recent letters have repeated the current conservative mantra: low taxes equal growth while high taxes suppress growth. Jay Kacena (Wednesday) …
Re: “Keep our Medicare promise,” by U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, July 1. No one can predict the future, except Loebsack. …
Jennifer Hemmingsen (“Focus beyond rewards,” July 27) makes some good points when arguing that merit pay can’t comprise the entirety …
Do not let crucial legislation be made in a hurry. Tell the House to just raise the debt ceiling then …
Looks like the Cedar Rapids airport still doesn’t have a name. Boy, this is a tough one. Des Moines named …
Tuesday’s doomsday, as prophesied by President Obama and his treasury secretary, is a scare tactic but not to be ignored. …
On May 26, The Gazette ran an editorial concerning giving part of the almost $1 trillion “stimulus money” to companies …
The mayor’s jab at Ellis Harbor and the Cedar Boat Club was not warranted at the council meeting July 12. …
Gov. Terry Branstad and his staff are commended for sponsoring this week’s educational summit. As a Progressive, a retired Iowa-Illinois …
It always seems like both sides of the aisle over the last few years have been two big political parties …
Dear Senators and Representatives: I am appalled that you cannot agree to solve the debt crisis. I listened to John …
I note much has been made of the Moody’s rating of the U.S. bonds. But I have wondered where Moody’s …
On Monday, a misleading article titled “Safe enough?” made incomplete comparisons between Duane Arnold Energy Center and the nuclear reactors …
An interesting article appeared in The Gazette on July 14, “Responsible spending is key, not raising taxes.” In the article, …
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