No doubt, people are entertained by the recent email exchange between a local university professor and a student political group. …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2011 10:36 am5371d ago
No doubt, people are entertained by the recent email exchange between a local university professor and a student political group. …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2011 10:34 am5371d ago
I believe that all people have a right to voice their opinion even if it offends and or is profane. …
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Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2011 10:22 am5371d ago
The reaction of Natalie Ginty, the leader of the University of Iowa College Republicans group, is puzzling at best. Was …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:17 pm5372d ago
Democracy, majority rule – among the freedoms we fight and die for that help define our country and its people. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:08 pm5372d ago
A recent Gazette article stated that Cedar Rapids would build a skywalk across First Avenue from parking lots to the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:07 pm5372d ago
So here we are again with another vote for another local-option sales tax. Supporters now have golfer Zach Johnson in …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:05 pm5372d ago
I hate to drive my car on the streets of Cedar Rapids. Our city is investing umpteen millions of dollars …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:04 pm5372d ago
Not raising property tax? That’s a laugh. This next round (of local-option sales tax) took a tremendous leap. I’m not …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:03 pm5372d ago
Be sure to vote May 3, Marion needs the 50 percent of the local option sales fax funds to pay …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 6:00 pm5372d ago
My reason for this is that the current city council cannot be trusted to do what they say. They waste …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 5:57 pm5372d ago
Forget Lake Macbride has sailboat storage and private docks for pontoons. (Private Lake Macbride). Forget the economic impact from the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 5:55 pm5372d ago
I recently read about World War II in the World Book Encyclopedia. Regarding the financing of the war: “In the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 5:53 pm5372d ago
The Gazette’s April 25 article, “Patient advocates criticize hospice oversight in Iowa,” failed to convey the many crucial steps hospice …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2011 5:48 pm5372d ago
On April 22, the residents of Arlington received a letter announcing that the lease on the Arlington Post Office would …
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