Gov. Chet Culver and former Gov. Terry Branstad are campaigning for governor on their separate issues. The good news is …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2010 12:48 am5618d ago
Gov. Chet Culver and former Gov. Terry Branstad are campaigning for governor on their separate issues. The good news is …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2010 12:42 am5618d ago
Ben Lange is the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Iowa’s 1st District. Honestly, his party affiliation is a technicality …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2010 12:00 am5618d ago
Mercy’s decision to build a Destination Cancer Center has been in the works for two years. St. Luke’s has known …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2010 12:32 am5619d ago
Your lead news story on Aug. 19, with an Associated Press byline, sounded like you and that agency were apologists …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2010 12:31 am5619d ago
The pictures in the Aug. 18 Gazette of “Venetian Night” made me happy and sad at the same time. Happy …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2010 12:30 am5619d ago
Apparently the answer to Cedar Rapids’ problems of attracting people to visit the downtown area and attracting new businesses is …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2010 12:28 am5619d ago
Contemplating the long nightmare the drug problem has been (destroyed lives, families and neighborhoods; strain on the police, the legal …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2010 12:50 am5620d ago
I was perplexed after reading Roger W. Smith’s Aug. 20 letter to President Barack Obama. Smith holds Obama responsible for …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2010 12:48 am5620d ago
We are a republic, which means we elect people to represent us. If you attend environmental meetings, social justice workshops, …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2010 12:47 am5620d ago
For Cedar Rapids being the second largest city in Iowa, my family and I just got back from a four-day …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2010 12:46 am5620d ago
Yes. Fire the judges – the three Iowa Supreme Court justices who are up for retention votes. But first, a …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2010 12:34 am5620d ago
Our Lake Delhi Recreation Association president has worked day and night to help flood victims and get our Lake Delhi …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2010 12:26 am5621d ago
Regarding Gary Roberts’ Monday letter: Gary wants to know if, in the future, someone may not want to purchase his …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2010 12:25 am5621d ago
In response to Merle Wilson’s latest diatribe (Aug. 17 letter) about the “new kids on the block” laying “siege” to …
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