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GOP mantra conflicts with tax cut extension

N/A Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:13 pm5411d ago

I read at Politico.com of the Republican mantra: “The idea of tying the doctor (reimbursement) fix to a partial health …

Crime statistics don’t reflect race issues

N/A Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:10 pm5411d ago

Guest columnist Stephen Hanisch (Dec. 3) contends that African-Americans commit crimes disproportionate to their percentage of the population. He says …

Recent snow brought out best in motorists

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:09 pm5411d ago

During our first accumulating snow event of the season, I witnessed something in the greater Cedar Rapids/Marion area that was …

Now is not time to invest in art projects

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:08 pm5411d ago

I was dismayed to read that the Marion City Council has plans to spend $80,000 on “art” for the 35th …

New Iowa gun law not an improvement

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:08 pm5411d ago

I’d appreciate it if Iowans would keep up on the new gun permit law, passed by our legislators to take …

Local farmers, farmers markets deserve praise

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:06 pm5411d ago

With so much negative energy in the air these days, I would like to give a word of praise to …

C.R. Council too focused on downtown

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:05 pm5411d ago

Here we go. City buys Crowne Plaza Hotel with the excuse that we need it to make the Taj Mahal …

End benefits to ousted lawmakers, just like us

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 3:00 pm5411d ago

National and local news media are rumbling about the inevitable cuts that we will have to endure in services to …

We need to protect infrastructure

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2010 6:55 am5411d ago

Regarding the Nov. 30 story titled “Agricultural loads destroying rural roads, bridges”: In 1997, I attended a lecture by a …

Apple picking benefits the Salvation Army

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 7, 2010 4:45 pm5411d ago

In the fall, there was an article in The Gazette asking if anyone still used the old-fashioned-style apple pickers. We …

Corporate powers choking democracy

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Letters to the Editor Dec. 7, 2010 4:44 pm5411d ago

A Des Moines Register reporter recently wrote about the similarities between Governor-elect Terry Branstad’s campaign pledges and the legislative wishlist …