Hats off to Jennifer Hemmingsen of The Gazette. How are we supposed to keep our kids safe if kept in …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2010 12:09 am5743d ago
Hats off to Jennifer Hemmingsen of The Gazette. How are we supposed to keep our kids safe if kept in …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2010 12:32 am5744d ago
The economic recovery that media hype as coming but slow in arrival raises some questions. I find it hard with …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2010 12:31 am5744d ago
I can’t speak for all the residents of Cedar Rapids, but I feel we are being taken. I just got …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2010 12:30 am5744d ago
“Hip to be Holy” is an oxymoron. It was used as the title on The Gazette April 15 Accent page …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2010 12:30 am5744d ago
A big thank you for reporter Adam Belz’s April 20 story (“Floods of 2008 – And so it ends”) and …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 26, 2010 12:28 am5744d ago
I urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to deny Lionshare Zoological’s permit application for another cheetah from South Africa. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2010 12:11 am5745d ago
Why do we need a city manager? We have a mayor and a city council. A city manager can make …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2010 12:10 am5745d ago
President Obama has an attitude contrary to that of former President John F. Kennedy. For example, JFK invigorated millions when …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2010 12:08 am5745d ago
As a longtime patron of the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market, I want to address a previous letter questioning the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2010 12:59 am5746d ago
I was very interested in your April 13 article (“C.R. man ordered not to sell securities” on Noah Aulwes, investment …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2010 12:51 am5746d ago
Gail Naughton discovered Glenn Beck scurrying from the shadows (April 21 story) to rail about the National Czech & Slovak …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2010 12:48 am5746d ago
While I’m sure the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is a great place, I’ve lived in Eastern Iowa …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2010 12:47 am5746d ago
According to last Monday’s article in The Gazette, Mayor Corbett and other supporters are leading the charge to build an …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2010 12:58 am5747d ago
Responding to my Feb. 20 letter answering one of his, John Johnson wrote on March 12, “Evidently, Mr. Varner did …
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