In response to Marilyn J. Gray’s Jan. 17 letter: “Remember Iowans: “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 24, 2011 2:29 pm5469d ago
In response to Marilyn J. Gray’s Jan. 17 letter: “Remember Iowans: “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2011 8:25 am5470d ago
I had a feeling that the proposed city budget was going to involve a request for more money from the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2011 8:24 am5470d ago
Seeing the Jan. 15 Associated Press article about a military advisory committee recommending women be allowed in front line combat …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2011 8:23 am5470d ago
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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Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2011 8:18 am5470d ago
I think the House Republicans need to pause and think about their proposed cuts to family planning. There are no …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:17 am5471d ago
Why are Cedar Rapids City Council members spending money they don’t have? Taxpayers are against more sales tax and increased …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:15 am5471d ago
The Linn County supervisors and the Cedar Rapids City Council and school board need to get the dollar signs out …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:14 am5471d ago
I am sure I don’t understand all the issues involved with the recent efforts by our local leaders to extend …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:10 am5471d ago
Across the nation, federal, state and local governments are dealing with budget shortfalls. Most are cutting the non-essential parts of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:07 am5471d ago
In response to Roger Steffen’s Jan. 13 letter titled “Gazette sports coverage needs better priorities”: First of all, Marcus Paige …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:06 am5471d ago
I appreciate The Gazette’s important coverage of the recent climate disasters in Australia and Brazil. These events, along with the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:04 am5471d ago
President Obama and the Democrats might be facing the biggest political and economic crisis this year. Due to OPEC and …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:03 am5471d ago
I found the Jan. 15 article, titled “MLK event honors soldiers’ families,” to be amazingly ironic, though I don’t believe …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2011 8:03 am5471d ago
As a certified coach, I know the process of becoming a coach. You take a coaching authorization course, get fingerprinted, …
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