Without much comment from mainstream media, the Indiana State Supreme Court recently ruled that people do not have a right …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2011 3:31 pm5356d ago
Without much comment from mainstream media, the Indiana State Supreme Court recently ruled that people do not have a right …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2011 3:30 pm5356d ago
Several years ago, Dr. Chirantan Ghosh had a part in caring for my husband when he was terminally ill. As …
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Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2011 3:29 pm5356d ago
Osama bin Laden is dead. Hats off to the special force that got the job done and to the intelligence …
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Letters to the Editor May. 16, 2011 3:26 pm5356d ago
The Gazette’s Sunday editorial and Brad Hart’s guest column are “right on.” Mayor Ron Corbett is a leader. Sometimes leaders …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:14 am5358d ago
I am one of the 1,600 cancer patients under the care of Dr. Ghosh. Though he personally did not discuss …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:10 am5358d ago
The state of the U.S. economy may be gauged by these major indicators; 1) Our international trade deficit widens as …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:08 am5358d ago
Today I received a “notice of violation” for speeding on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. It was captured by your …
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Letters to the Editor May. 14, 2011 11:05 am5358d 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 am5358d 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 am5358d 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 am5358d 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 am5358d 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 am5358d 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 am5358d 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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