Can someone please explain how, after two years of our “temporary” local-option sales tax, which was sold to us taxpayers …
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Can someone please explain how, after two years of our “temporary” local-option sales tax, which was sold to us taxpayers …
Charles Krauthammer’s Feb. 27 column about the standoff in Wisconsin is notable for omitting inconvenient facts. Here are a few: …
I read about the Supreme Court ruling that it was OK for the members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, …
There’s a deeply misguided, even immoral, effort afoot in the Iowa Legislature to enact laws punishing whistle-blowers who attempt to …
The Linn County Conservation Board put in the works to pave more of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. The length …
Regarding all of the protesting taking place in Madison and other state capitols: The mainstream media characterized the Tea Party …
One example of our city’s pothole problem is the entirety of Forest Drive SE and Cottage Grove Road SE from …
I was surprised to read The Gazette’s Feb. 16 front page headline “Branstad earning salary plus pension.” It was like …
I attended the second State of the City address by Mayor Ron Corbett (March 2). My take away from the …
The unions didn’t cause the financial mess; neither did the teachers, the firefighters, the janitors and the factory workers. It …
It’s no secret that Iowa hunting license/stamps sales are down. The need for additional revenue to offset this reduction is …
I have lived in Cedar Rapids and Marion for 46 years. Never have I seen a city like Cedar Rapids …
I support The Gazette’s “free press” right to bash farmers, but I’m also thankful that, unlike television, they have letters …
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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