Lake Macbride should be open year-round to all boaters and fishermen. First off, we all pay taxes toward renovation and …
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Lake Macbride should be open year-round to all boaters and fishermen. First off, we all pay taxes toward renovation and …
The Gazette’s Feb. 16 editorial “Let the Macbride rule stand,” is laughable, at best. You obviously have not spent much …
The automatic step raises (for state workers) you mentioned (Feb. 13 Gazette editorial, “Some tough love is in order”) was …
Subway is suing Casey’s because Casey’s uses the word “foot-long” to describe some of their sandwiches. Casey’s says foot-long is …
The City of Cedar Rapids has been spending taxpayer money left and right on projects that are not needed. The …
Kudos to Janice Keyes for her Feb. 12 letter regarding traffic cameras. If you are obeying the traffic laws, then …
Again the Iowa Legislature is squandering time and resources. This time, it’s a bill that establishes personhood from the moment …
Why does lobbyist Susan Cameron fear that an Iowa castle doctrine will cause shootouts in the streets? Does she have …
The first study to claim to show that reduced class size improves student performance was the STAR project in Tennessee. …
The Democratic-controlled 111th Congress (2009-10) recklessly plunged our nation into a huge additional deficit of $3.76 trillion during this two-year …
Todd Dorman’s column on Feb. 10 was funny and on point. Although I am for strict gun control, I also …
Regarding the Feb. 8 article about large boat motors on Lake Macbride, I have concerns. Over the past years, numerous …
Bravo to (The Gazette’s) Todd Dorman, who (in Feb. 10 column) clearly identified Rep. Richard Anderson as the author/sponsor of …
The fact that all drivers are treated equal is what I like most about traffic cameras. Speeders and red light …
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