An advantage to the modern traffic camera ticket is a matter of time. Since you were undoubtedly late for your …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:49 pm5461d ago
An advantage to the modern traffic camera ticket is a matter of time. Since you were undoubtedly late for your …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:46 pm5461d ago
Was I hallucinating or did I actually hear Gov. Terry Branstad compare himself to God during his budget speech? He …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 1, 2011 3:44 pm5461d ago
The Gazette editorial of Jan. 21, “Chief justice a dedicated specialist,” was a bit too idealistic. Since the executive branch …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2011 1:28 pm5462d ago
The Jan. 26 column by Jennifer Hemmingsen on education was a good one. We have been chasing after smoke (in …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2011 1:26 pm5462d ago
Our state legislators are pushing a bill that bans a woman from having an abortion beyond the point of 20 …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2011 1:25 pm5462d ago
Legislation has been introduced in the Iowa House to deny the civil rights of Iowans who are lesbian, gay or …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2011 1:23 pm5462d ago
Contrary to Gail Coleman’s Jan. 7 letter, Israel was established by the sweat and blood of hundreds of thousands of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 31, 2011 1:20 pm5462d ago
Many of our leaders agree that cutting federal spending is necessary, yet much of the debate is focused on cuts …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2011 8:36 am5463d ago
For all of you who cannot forgive Michael Vick for his role in dog fighting and killing dogs, it’s OK. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2011 8:31 am5463d ago
In response to David Sheets’ Jan. 17 letter titled, “Increased gun control is the wrong answer,” I couldn’t disagree more. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2011 8:30 am5463d ago
The last I read, there were some 20,000 gun laws on the books of our nation’s political jurisdictions, yet bloodshed …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2011 8:30 am5463d ago
I encourage the community to support the North Liberty Community Library’s expansion project. The existing library in the North Liberty …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 30, 2011 8:29 am5463d ago
Now we learn that while nearly every other government agency in the USA is frantically cutting expenses to balance budgets, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 29, 2011 8:22 am5464d ago
Last Saturday, the 38th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade court decision, pro-lifers in Cedar Rapids braved the cold to …
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