I won’t be here at the end of your one-percent tax in 20 years and our City Council won’t either. …
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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I won’t be here at the end of your one-percent tax in 20 years and our City Council won’t either. …
One reason I was so glad that Congressman Dave Loebsack was re-elected last time around is that he favors old-fashioned …
If the campaign had taken the technology we have paid for to give voters tangible information, the sales-tax extension could …
Did it ever occur to anyone that extra taxes rob from your families and more often that not, go to …
How many times have we heard this from our city leaders – we are here to serve the people of …
Concerning the proposed 20-year extension of the local-option sales tax: Nothing has been approved for funding at the federal level …
Community officials are at it again and now it is my turn to opine. This (local-option sales) tax stinks of …
The White House reaction to the Standard & Poor’s shot across the bow shows this administration has no desire to …
Workers International League-Eastern Iowa opposes the regressive Linn County/Cedar Rapids local-option sales tax extension (on May 3 ballot). WIL calls …
One of The Gazette’s lead stories on April 21 and the April 22 editorial was about “dirt” and how much …
I think it’s time to ship all of Congress, the Tea Partyers and Bob Vander Plaats and his groupies to …
Please vote yes on May 3 to help fix our roads. A “no” vote means continued bad roads or increased …
Regarding the Linn County Board of Supervisors’ artist choices so far for new buildings: They show no respect for artists …
Iowans can be proud of our state government as the process of redistricting was concluded with the governor’s signature on …
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