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As someone who has been in a profession where I see a lot of death and dying, it has made …
Cedar Rapids should consider using money received from those traffic cameras to pay for street repairs. Why not let everybody …
The massacre in Tucson, Ariz., was tragic. The harsh accusations from liberal pundits following it were equally tragic. When a …
Years ago, I remember seeing a science fiction story on TV where cameras were everywhere, monitoring our every public move. …
Dr. Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia was just charged with eight counts of murder. This included a woman seeking an abortion …
A letter in Thursday’s Gazette (“Direct blame at the shooter”) blamed the tragic shooting in Arizona on a single individual. …
Middle and lower class Americans keep getting blamed for the ills of this country. As if it is their fault …
According to U.S Labor Bureau of Statistics in 2009, 30 percent of high school graduates did not go on to …
Medieval doctors treated sword wounds with a lethal salve they applied to the offending sword. Medical historians believe patients were …
We regulate other threats to public health but allow the threat from gunshot trauma to remain in our community. We …
In response to Marilyn J. Gray’s Jan. 17 letter: “Remember Iowans: “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is …
I had a feeling that the proposed city budget was going to involve a request for more money from the …
Seeing the Jan. 15 Associated Press article about a military advisory committee recommending women be allowed in front line combat …
In the Jan. 15 Gazette, the “Mallard Fillmore” comic makes fun of “man-made-global-warming zealots” who don’t know that we “now …
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