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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2011 10:48 am5256d ago
One of the first things I learned upon joining the workforce is that the place of your employment is not …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2011 10:47 am5256d ago
Let me get this straight. A student, Natalie Ginty, decides to enter the political arena (not exactly the most gentile …
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Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2011 10:44 am5256d ago
I would like to refute the comment in Dave Draheim’s May 7 letter regarding golfer Zach Johnson. Johnson encouraged all …
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Letters to the Editor May. 11, 2011 10:43 am5256d ago
Recently, we lost soldiers from our state who fought beside my son in Afghanistan. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad asked us …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2011 4:44 pm5256d ago
The thinking of people who say they will not return to Cedar Rapids because they got caught breaking the law …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2011 4:42 pm5256d ago
I suspect that the letter published Saturday from Tom Jacobson (“GOP views not popular at liberal institution) is a classic …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2011 4:41 pm5256d ago
We may not see the photos of a defunct Osama bin Laden because certain folks might take umbrage and try …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2011 4:38 pm5256d ago
Unbelievable! Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa fired Dr. Chirantan Ghosh, one of our community’s best assets. According to the May 4 …
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Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2011 4:35 pm5256d ago
KCRG-TV9 news said the Cedar Rapids traffic cameras made about $3.1 million since they were installed. If that is the …
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Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2011 1:35 pm5258d ago
The April 24 Gazette had excellent coverage of the memorial service to Spc. Donald Lee Nichols. I wonder how many …
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Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2011 1:30 pm5258d ago
The City Council closed Second Avenue with total dismissal of the people’s objection. They redirected flood recovery money by manipulation …
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Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2011 1:28 pm5258d ago
Regarding The Gazette April 30 editorial about test marketing by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. of dissolvable tobacco products in the …
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Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2011 1:26 pm5258d ago
Donna Holman wrote this forum (April 22), adopting a pious stance against abortion. However, if you visit her website (www.armyofgod.com/DanHolmanDonnaHolmanWebpageCourt.html) …
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Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2011 11:04 am5259d ago
If University of Iowa professor Ellen Lewin’s response to college Republicans was appropriate, my local butcher should be regarded as …
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