Today I received a “notice of violation” for speeding on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. It was captured by your …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:08 am5253d ago
Today I received a “notice of violation” for speeding on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. It was captured by your …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:05 am5253d ago
Is it any wonder the 20-year sales tax extension was defeated? The City Council can’t even make a decision about …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:05 am5253d ago
The City Council’s reaction to the sales tax vote is something between a pout and outrage. They’re baffled. What could …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:00 am5253d ago
Two May 3 letters prompted me to write. The first from Richard Greer on the proposals for Social Security and …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:00 am5253d ago
Col. William Peterson’s (USMC, retired) effusive praise of President Obama’s allegedly “brave move … to authorize the helicopter/SEAL mission to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 10:50 am5253d ago
I would like someone to explain to me why I am being characterized as selfish. I was furloughed by the …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 10:11 am5253d ago
I just had to respond after I read the sales tax election results in Wednesday’s paper (May 4). Someone needs …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 10:09 am5253d ago
Our forefathers came to this land in a variety of ways, for a variety of reasons, from a variety of …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 10:04 am5253d ago
In regards to Al Seabrook’s letter of April 18, I’m glad he and his wife have a $50,000 annual income …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 10:02 am5253d ago
I voted no on the sales tax extension. It always seemed very unfair to funnel flood water through downtown Cedar …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 9:58 am5253d ago
Just two days after the defeat of the local-option sales tax extension, a front page Gazette article talked of when …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 9:57 am5253d ago
I love Cedar Rapids, and I believe that if you love something, you support it and protect it. I’ve never …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 9:53 am5253d ago
Now that the local-option sales tax (referendum) rush is over, it’s time to take a more realistic look at flood …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 9:53 am5253d ago
Well, here we are all living in “the city of no”, as my wife and I have been referring to …
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