Shame on both the Republicans and Democrats for allowing politics and bipartisan bickering to halt a bill that would have …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 11, 2010 12:55 am5636d ago
Shame on both the Republicans and Democrats for allowing politics and bipartisan bickering to halt a bill that would have …
Todd Dorman Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2010 12:01 am5637d ago
My favorite part of The Gazette is “Today in History”: Aug. 7, 1964: The U.S. Senate, with an 88-2 vote, …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2010 12:01 am5637d ago
Marriage, according to my dictionary, is “the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2010 12:01 am5637d ago
Pain-related diseases are serious conditions, but have long been ignored or treated as if they were merely arthritis or a …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2010 12:01 am5637d ago
In a June 8 New York Post article, Michael D. Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, reported that the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2010 12:53 am5638d ago
Can we take compassion too far? It seems today our country is involved with an animal welfare movement. Yet we …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2010 12:52 am5638d ago
I have read and heard comments that the dam at Lake Delhi shouldn’t be rebuilt because the only real purpose …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 9, 2010 12:51 am5638d ago
I had to laugh at the July 30 letter by Walter Sullivan. He says there are no left-wing radio talk …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2010 12:34 am5639d ago
We have been invaded by peregrine falcons. Our three feeders that were filled with beautiful goldfinches now sit empty. Although …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2010 12:32 am5639d ago
There have been two articles in The Gazette recently that should awaken all Iowans. The first dealt with spending by …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2010 12:31 am5639d ago
The Metro Libraries’ downloadable e-book service (featured in the July 30 and in the Homers section of Aug. 2) is …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2010 12:30 am5639d ago
The city of Cedar Rapids is awarding $10,000 grants to help flood survivors. Sounds great. The reality is, the grant …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2010 12:29 am5639d ago
According to a recent study by the American Medical Association, our nation’s obesity rate is growing at an alarming rate. …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Aug. 8, 2010 12:28 am5639d ago
Subject: Annual licenses for pets. First, no affection. Second hearing: If this is a possibility, then be fair and balanced. …
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