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Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2010 12:13 am5732d ago
Government spending and a debt of trillions of dollars means that our kids, grandkids and their kids will be paying …
Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2010 12:12 am5732d ago
We need to eliminate congressional earmarks that are costing the taxpayers billions of dollars that we just don’t have. We …
Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2010 12:10 am5732d ago
University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh is right to confirm that student outcomes and student success are better measurements of …
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2010 12:17 am5733d ago
When Arizona passed its new immigration law, why did President Obama respond the way he did? Was it incompetence or …
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2010 12:17 am5733d ago
On behalf of the Amana Maifest committee, I want to recognize The Gazette’s Food Writer, Angie Holmes, for acting as …
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2010 12:16 am5733d ago
Closing Second Avenue SE between 10th and 12th streets – that is like closing the street, as it is too …
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2010 12:15 am5733d ago
Iowa troops to enjoy many Girl Scout cookies Soon, 16,200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies will be arriving in Iraq …
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2010 12:13 am5733d ago
I felt it necessary to respond to the April 30 letter from Thomas Sass. He is, of course, entitled to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2010 12:14 am5734d ago
I had the opportunity to work with Jim Prosser from the time that he took over as Cedar Rapids first …
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Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2010 12:13 am5734d ago
Cardinal Roger Mahoney recently likened the new Arizona law on immigration enforcement to “German Nazi and Russian communist techniques.” Don’t …
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Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2010 12:12 am5734d ago
America’s liberty was not created by politicians, neither did they write a law or levy a tax that prospered this …
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Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2010 12:11 am5734d ago
In response to Edith A. Muth’s recent letter titled, “There are better choices than abortion.”I wholeheartedly agree with her position. …
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Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2010 12:09 am5734d ago
The possible siting of an Alliant Energy substation in the heart of the revitalization efforts of the Oakhill Jackson/New Bohemia …
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Letters to the Editor May. 5, 2010 12:52 am5735d ago
You know the drill: The Democrats propose a bill and the Republicans fight it tooth and nail. It’s starting to …
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