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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:53 am5323d ago
Thanks for the great article June 11 about the Ellis Urban Village. As a longtime supporter of Matthew 25 ministry, …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:52 am5323d ago
I just finished the 10-week course in the Cedar Rapids Citizens Police Academy, a program open to all residents. The …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:51 am5323d ago
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers tracked by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:47 am5323d ago
During a recent speech, President Barack Obama informed us all that only the private sector can push the economy into …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:45 am5323d ago
Three suggestions for the Cedar Rapids Charter Review Commission: I believe that we should have a special charter for city …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:42 am5323d ago
My family and I ventured out to the Kolach Festival on June 11 for family fun only to be utterly …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 18, 2011 11:37 am5323d ago
The Cedar Rapids mayor will conduct a taxpayer survey testing the viability of another election using the local-option sales tax …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 17, 2011 11:44 am5324d ago
I attended Clean Line Energy’s open house Monday in Central City to learn more about a proposed transmission line that …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 17, 2011 11:43 am5324d ago
The original Pledge of Allegiance, written by Francis Bellamy in 1892, states: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 17, 2011 11:42 am5324d ago
Visualize the multitude of visitors arriving at the new convention center, the amphitheater, the refurbished Paramount Theatre or the many …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 17, 2011 11:40 am5324d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad, with two state paychecks, has no incentive to solve the budget. Legislators do; they are not being …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 17, 2011 11:29 am5324d ago
Two years ago, it was hard leaving my father at the Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, but he needed more …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2011 11:49 am5325d ago
The Strong America Now solution eliminates the present deficit decades faster than any other existing plan. It does not increase …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2011 11:48 am5325d ago
My mother and I are in Cedar Rapids for the summer to visit my brother and his family. My mother …
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