“Unconcealed weapons,” front page of the Dec. 31 paper, was misplaced. The intent of the story was not news, but …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:47 pm5383d ago
“Unconcealed weapons,” front page of the Dec. 31 paper, was misplaced. The intent of the story was not news, but …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:46 pm5383d ago
Recently my mother was at Mercy Medical Center Hospital in Cedar Rapids, spending time with my dad, who was hospitalized …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:45 pm5383d ago
Thanks go to 2nd District Rep. Dave Loebsack for introducing legislation included in the Post 9/11 GI Bill (S. 3477) …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2011 2:44 pm5383d ago
In response to your misguided, one-sided Dec. 29 editorial titled “Don’t give up the ‘dream,’ fix it”: The DREAM Act …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 11:12 am5386d ago
Reading Ed Dolan’s smackdown (Thursday letter) of Sen. Chuck Grassley’s and Sen. Tom Harkin’s profligate spending, I was reminded of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 11:08 am5386d ago
Iowans, we must take the threat to our liberty seriously. That threat: activist judges in our judicial system. A movement, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 11:06 am5386d ago
A controversy has endured ever since pro football star Michael Vick was caught and arrested for dogfighting. Many believe that …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 10:47 am5386d ago
Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute (Dec. 26 column) correctly identifies costly inefficiencies in the pending regulation of carbon …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2011 10:35 am5386d ago
How can we get the billboard, announcing that Sgt. Sal Giunta is from Hiawatha and congratulating him as a Medal …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2011 11:46 pm5386d ago
Nice review (Dec. 30) of the Lighthouse in Hoopla, but your reviewer left out the best part, specifically: Eddie Piccard’s …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2011 11:45 pm5386d ago
I would like to add some information from the website, www.unaids.org, the United Nations AIDS website – a source that …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2010 2:38 pm5387d ago
If nothing else, the red light/speedcameras are a great topic to bring up if there is ever a lull in …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2010 2:36 pm5387d ago
I would like to recognize the Cedar Rapids Public Works employees and Parks Department employees who gave most or all …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2010 2:30 pm5387d ago
A Dec. 23 Washington Times article by Stephen Dinan informed its readers that new rules proposed by the incoming House …
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