President Barack Obama should resign. He said he can’t guarantee Social Security payments in August (if budget deal isn’t reached …
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President Barack Obama should resign. He said he can’t guarantee Social Security payments in August (if budget deal isn’t reached …
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I’ve always wondered why Cedar Rapids, being the second biggest city in the state, never strives to achieve its potential. …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 25, 2011 1:21 pm5286d ago
As a Vietnam combat veteran and former member of D Company, 133rd Infantry, welcome back, 133rd. Just don’t make us …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2011 12:21 pm5287d ago
What’s wrong with the idea that “the rich” need to pay their fair share? First of all, there’s the inference …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2011 12:17 pm5287d ago
I can’t understand why Americans aren’t up in arms over what is happening with U.S. politics. Both sides are playing …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2011 12:11 pm5287d ago
Legislation in Congress would give credit unions additional authority to make commercial loans. Credit union lobbyists argue such a move …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 24, 2011 12:08 pm5287d ago
I recently made the worst possible choices any mother could make. As for the charges against me, I am guilty. …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 12:10 pm5288d ago
Since the FDA first approved the sale of the birth control pill in the United States in 1961, we have …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 12:09 pm5288d ago
Harold McCormick, the only one to speak for the zoning change from residential to commercial (“Fairfax’s zoning denial squanders opportunity,” …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 12:08 pm5288d ago
When your front page story of the Bravo Company 1/133 Ironman Battalion deploying appeared last year, I was so moved, …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 12:08 pm5288d ago
Typically, Iowa’s best and brightest leaders are asked to serve on the state Board of Regents. Gov. Terry Branstad’s recent …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 12:05 pm5288d ago
I know there has been talk of a train between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City but I think now is …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 11:59 am5288d ago
Cry me a river. Inmates should be made to think about where they are and why (July 21 story titled …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 23, 2011 11:54 am5288d ago
I am a meth addict in the stages of recovery. I am in Marshall County Jail. Meth is everywhere. If …
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