There’s something wrong with this picture. Cedar Rapids gets $16 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Sinclair …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2010 12:47 am5740d ago
There’s something wrong with this picture. Cedar Rapids gets $16 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Sinclair …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2010 12:45 am5740d ago
Diane Thompson (April 26 letter) implied that the music at the Christian rock concert with the David Crowder Band and …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2010 12:53 am5741d ago
Thanks to the students at Scattergood School for installing a rain garden as reported April 26 in The Gazette. If …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2010 12:11 am5741d ago
I moved from Florida to Iowa in 2006 and I love it here – beautiful lush trees, beautiful scenery, very …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2010 12:10 am5741d ago
In the April 24 edition, guest columnist Michael Kraft (Herbert professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2010 12:09 am5741d ago
It’s not as hard as you think to shift the emphasis of the judicial system from one of punishment to …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2010 12:18 am5742d ago
The writer of an April 24 letter (titled “Not worth the money”) who pans the federal government’s assistance for the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2010 12:17 am5742d ago
Concerning what to do with the Sinclair smokestack in Cedar Rapids: I was Googling satellite maps and saw that the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2010 12:16 am5742d ago
Your April 23 “Clean it up, Cedar Rapids” editorial echoes our sentiments. Since moving here four years ago, our family …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2010 12:15 am5742d ago
Shame on the leadership of Cedar Rapids, specifically Ron Corbett, the City Council, and Greg Eyerly, for being willing to …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2010 12:14 am5742d ago
Policy makers have long been proclaiming an imminent improvement and economic recovery. In contrast, results to date have consistently faltered. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2010 12:13 am5743d ago
We desire energy independence from foreign oil and we need cleaner energy, but nuclear energy is not the best alternative. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2010 12:12 am5743d ago
When we voted to change Cedar Rapids’ government, our understanding was that it would save all kinds of money, period. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2010 12:11 am5743d ago
As a parent of children with nut allergies (as opposed to a “sensitivity” or “intolerance”), I read with interest the …
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