One example of our city’s pothole problem is the entirety of Forest Drive SE and Cottage Grove Road SE from …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2011 11:21 am5318d ago
One example of our city’s pothole problem is the entirety of Forest Drive SE and Cottage Grove Road SE from …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:33 pm5319d ago
I was surprised to read The Gazette’s Feb. 16 front page headline “Branstad earning salary plus pension.” It was like …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:32 pm5319d ago
I attended the second State of the City address by Mayor Ron Corbett (March 2). My take away from the …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:31 pm5319d ago
The unions didn’t cause the financial mess; neither did the teachers, the firefighters, the janitors and the factory workers. It …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:31 pm5319d ago
It’s no secret that Iowa hunting license/stamps sales are down. The need for additional revenue to offset this reduction is …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:30 pm5319d ago
I have lived in Cedar Rapids and Marion for 46 years. Never have I seen a city like Cedar Rapids …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:27 pm5319d ago
I support The Gazette’s “free press” right to bash farmers, but I’m also thankful that, unlike television, they have letters …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2011 2:23 pm5319d ago
Should roundabouts be installed? Should there be one at the intersection of Iowa Highway 1 and U.S. 30? Having driven …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2011 2:38 pm5320d ago
I want to salute Linn-Mar’s Joel Northrup for defaulting in state wrestling. He stuck by his conviction that wrestling a …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2011 2:35 pm5320d ago
Yes, I was one of the foolish ones who thought I could get to my third shift job in the …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2011 2:34 pm5320d ago
As the Madison confrontation unfolds, I think the media is missing a root cause of the stand-off. Everything is framed …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2011 2:33 pm5320d ago
Unlike former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, I find it comforting to know that President Obama is able to make growth …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2011 2:31 pm5320d ago
Thank you for printing Paul Deaton’s article (March 2). Humans should not be building more nuclear power plants. The heated …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2011 2:32 pm5321d ago
Christians are coming into the season of Lent, leading into Jesus’ resurrection day, Easter Sunday. The purpose of this 40-day …
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