I attended the Marion Chamber breakfast with government officials Jan. 29. How ironic that Kay Lammers read and emphasized the …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:17 am5347d ago
I attended the Marion Chamber breakfast with government officials Jan. 29. How ironic that Kay Lammers read and emphasized the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:16 am5347d ago
For meaningful health care reform, first achieve meaningful campaign finance reform. The convoluted logic of this health care bill and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:15 am5347d ago
Bob Vander Plaats needs to put aside his Bible and reach for his copy of the U.S. Constitution. He needs …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:15 am5347d ago
I would like to give a shout out to the street department’s crew who plowed the streets after the snowstorm …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:14 am5347d ago
I find a great deal of similarity between President Barack Obama, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett and University of Iowa …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2011 11:13 am5347d ago
Kirk Ferentz states, “Don’t judge.” There have been 13 (University of Iowa) players hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis. Players, who admittedly had …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 8, 2011 11:14 pm5348d ago
People, people, wake up and see what our local public officials, i.e., legislators, city and county officials and administrators, have …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 8, 2011 11:13 pm5348d ago
It has become apparent that our mayor and city council, along with Linn County supervisors and utility companies, do not …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 8, 2011 11:09 pm5348d ago
The Soviet Union took guns away starting in 1929, and because they were unable to defend themselves, about 20 million …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 8, 2011 11:03 pm5348d ago
Chances are Egyptian President Mubarak’s fellow autocrats have offered the beleaguered president the following advice: Crack the whip on your …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2011 11:01 pm5349d ago
In its Jan. 24 critique of Orchestra Iowa’s Russian concert, The Gazette stated the Symphony No. 6 is Tschaikowsky’s last …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2011 11:01 pm5349d ago
In their new book, “Seeds of Destruction: Why the Path to Economic Ruin Runs Through Washington and How to Reclaim …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2011 11:01 pm5349d ago
The Jan. 23 Gazette “Votes in Congress” section contained a congressional health care proposal to “repeal the new health care …
Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2011 11:01 pm5349d ago
Cedar Rapids used to be called the Parlor City but now it’s called the City of Five Seasons. Let’s rename …
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