For an extremely left-leaning newspaper – name one that is not – I commend your rationale in the July 9 …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2010 12:48 am5659d ago
For an extremely left-leaning newspaper – name one that is not – I commend your rationale in the July 9 …
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2010 12:05 am5659d ago
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation believes that consumers are entitled to the freedom to choose how their motorcycle, car or other …
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2010 12:04 am5659d ago
Inspired by Todd Dorman’s excellent and somewhat whimsical column (July 14) regarding Cedar Rapids’ infamous Sinclair smokestack plinth, I have …
Letters to the Editor Jul. 20, 2010 12:01 am5659d ago
For the benefit of historians and the like minded, I believe my many papers (media coverage commencing with my AIG …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2010 12:59 am5661d ago
If you like seeing all the prairie wildflowers on Mormon Trek, say thank you to Americorp, DOC Hope House and …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2010 12:58 am5661d ago
The Wednesday article about the North Iowa Tea Party Sign in Mason City says so much more about the Tea …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2010 12:57 am5661d ago
The mainstream media continues a love affair with President Obama. It refuses to report anything reflecting negatively on the administration, …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2010 12:56 am5661d ago
We, the voters, made a great mistake. We elected an unqualified person to be president of the greatest country in …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2010 12:55 am5661d ago
In a July 12 letter, the writer says the police officers who monitor the city’s traffic cameras would probably rather …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 18, 2010 12:54 am5661d ago
The June 17 letter titled “Commandment removal hurts society, schools” reflects letters in the past. Maybe we should be focusing …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2010 12:52 am5662d ago
Chuck Grassley is pretending again. He faked a careful consideration of Justice Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. The Gazette …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2010 12:44 am5662d ago
Marginalize, criticize and demonize – that seems to be the strategy of the progressives (a new label for liberal). Note …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2010 12:43 am5662d ago
I looked up the voting record of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Project Vote Smart. When you scroll through all his …
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Letters to the Editor Jul. 17, 2010 12:42 am5662d ago
Once I was taking an application for property insurance and I asked a routine question:: Have you ever been convicted …
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