Regarding comments made by Dick Fredericks (Jan. 9) regarding Cedar Rapids schools and Washington Principal Ralph Plagman’s Jan. 2 guest …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:11 am5478d ago
Regarding comments made by Dick Fredericks (Jan. 9) regarding Cedar Rapids schools and Washington Principal Ralph Plagman’s Jan. 2 guest …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:09 am5478d ago
After reading Dick Fredericks’ guest column on Jan. 9, I wrote Fredericks a long and scathing e-mail. More than 1,000 …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:06 am5478d ago
Dick Fredericks gave his unwarranted opinion of “what is wrong with Cedar Rapids schools” in a Jan. 9 guest column. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:06 am5478d ago
I must respond to Dick Fredericks’ Jan. 9 rant regarding Iowa’s educational system, Washington High School and Principal Ralph Plagman. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:06 am5478d ago
In response to Dick Frederick’s guest column (Jan. 9), I offer the opinion of a graduate of this fine school, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:04 am5478d ago
As America reeled from Saturday’s senseless violence in Tucson, Ariz., and debated whether the poisonous rhetoric of the far right …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2011 10:04 am5478d ago
In response to Dick Fredericks’ Jan. 9 guest column, I respectfully disagree with his claim that Cedar Rapids Washington High …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2011 10:02 am5479d ago
Isn’t it amazing the free advertising the media gives to gas companies? Almost every television newscast you see seems designed …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2011 10:00 am5479d ago
The nation is reeling from the Arizona shootings and we have legitimate concerns. No one questions that there was a …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2011 9:59 am5479d ago
As a lifelong teacher, I read with interest the article in which Gov. Branstad named Linda Lantor Fandel as his …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 14, 2011 9:57 am5479d ago
As our state, cities and entire region strive to emerge from these difficult economic times, it is critical we remain …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2011 11:07 am5480d ago
America could be debt free with the stroke of a pen. What does America have in wealth that we could …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2011 11:07 am5480d ago
A Jan. 9 guest column by Dick Frederick simplied that Washington High School Principal Plagman was untruthful about test scores …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2011 11:06 am5480d ago
We stand, figuratively, on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. Because of a personal attack to my …
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