The governor and lieutenant governor would have us believe that Iowa Senate Democrats are children screaming for candy when, in …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2011 3:37 pm5334d ago
The governor and lieutenant governor would have us believe that Iowa Senate Democrats are children screaming for candy when, in …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2011 3:35 pm5334d ago
I have skimmed enough of Lenore Skenazy’s writings to get it: We are all overprotective, paranoid helicopter parents. She is …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2011 3:30 pm5334d ago
The Milestones section of Sunday’s Gazette (June 5) highlighting so many long-term marriages was a welcome contrast to the front-page …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:46 pm5335d ago
Cedar Rapids’ traffic cameras disregard a fundamental principal of law, as justice for all does not apply. Those issued a …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:44 pm5335d ago
The June 1 Gazette editorial, “Know where your donation goes,” touches on a topic that has become a concern to …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:43 pm5335d ago
I note in the May 29 Gazette that the U.S. Senate voted on President Obama’s proposed budget for 2012 and …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:42 pm5335d ago
I propose we combine the Bureau of Indian Affairs with Federal Emergency Management Agency. Both deal with people suffering afflictions …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:41 pm5335d ago
For those readers who have applied for a county job in Linn County and did not get an interview, you …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:32 pm5335d ago
The budget battle in Washington appears to be coming down to one fundamental issue. The Democrats say that increasing revenues …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:55 am5336d ago
If we will not have passenger rail service to Chicago from Iowa City, would it be possible to have shuttle …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:53 am5336d ago
Why did I vote no on the local-option sales tax (May 3)? When some of their supporters of it and …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:04 am5336d ago
Every so often, and predictably, a mainstream media type will trot out a Republican – better if a self-identified conservative …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2011 12:00 am5336d ago
The thing that bothers me the most about Dr. Chirantan Ghosh and Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa is that the real …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 4, 2011 11:08 am5337d ago
I must have been sleeping when (the primary reason for) owning your own house was changed from a good home …
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