The Iowa Legislature has introduced SF 129, an act prohibiting the use of speed cameras. This topic is a passionate …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2011 10:11 am5344d ago
The Iowa Legislature has introduced SF 129, an act prohibiting the use of speed cameras. This topic is a passionate …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2011 10:09 am5344d ago
In a Feb. 4 article (“Senators: Ban traffic cameras”), legislator Steve Kettering from Lake View referred to traffic cameras as …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2011 8:12 am5346d ago
Some politicians believe that civil unions are an adequate compromise on the same-sex marriage issue. But why should gay and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2011 8:11 am5346d ago
Let me get this straight. A state senator’s son gets caught on a Cedar Rapids traffic camera for speeding. Now …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2011 8:05 am5346d ago
The reforms in the federal Affordable Care Act made it possible for my daughter, with pre-existing diverticulosis, to get a …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2011 8:04 am5346d ago
Shame on you state Sen. Brad Zaun, of Urbandale. Every (traffic camera) citation issued was because the law was broken. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2011 8:04 am5346d ago
Thank you, Lord, for giving me such great neighbors. I am not able to take care of my driveway any …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2011 8:02 am5346d ago
There’s a wonderful new exhibit about pop-up art at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. To see tigers, sharks, Star …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2011 8:04 am5347d ago
Jennifer Bioche’s Feb. 6 column chided attempts to promote acceptance of gay youths and instead advocated for acceptance of Christian …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2011 8:03 am5347d ago
On my way to work Feb. 2 after the big snow, I was impressed by some of our snowplow drivers. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2011 8:02 am5347d ago
I am retired and I don’t want my grandchildren’s opportunity to be educated to be diminished by cutting taxes. My …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2011 8:01 am5347d ago
Businesses rush to bar people from carrying a state-permitted firearm on their premises. Who are these frightening folks who are …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2011 8:00 am5347d ago
I am very thankful that speed cameras on I-380 have changed driving habits for the better. It protects us from …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:19 am5347d ago
Under Iowa law, a motorboat with any size engine is permitted to operate on any artificial Iowa lake larger than …
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