Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus, leading the Senate Finance Committee, offered last Thursday a bipartisan jobs bill. But Senate …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2010 11:52 pm5707d ago
Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus, leading the Senate Finance Committee, offered last Thursday a bipartisan jobs bill. But Senate …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2010 11:16 pm5707d ago
Concerning the number of snow days for school children in Cedar Rapids, I think it is only fair to say …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2010 11:10 pm5707d ago
I see Cedar Rapids is set to continue its tradition of trashing its history for myopic short term gains. This …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2010 11:07 pm5707d ago
As long as it remains legal for corporations and wealthy individuals to buy elected politicians, America is going to keep …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2010 11:35 pm5708d ago
The recent tabulation of what issues will be argued and voted upon in the Iowa Legislature in the next 60 …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2010 11:34 pm5708d ago
With one exception, The Gazette was on target with its Feb. 12 editorial about First Avenue safety. I commend the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2010 11:24 pm5708d ago
Regarding Mr. John Johnson’s Feb. 11 opinion letter titled: “Uniformly enforce conceal-carry licenses.” Once again, Johnson offers the public anti-gun …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2010 11:21 pm5708d ago
As I read the Feb. 10 story headlined, “Marriage in Iowa isn’t up for debate,” I realized that many people, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2010 11:55 pm5709d ago
Too often we sit around and complain about everything in life, and I include myself in this. Then we read …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2010 11:47 pm5709d ago
I would give President Obama a B-plus for his first year. People forget that when he came into office we …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2010 11:45 pm5709d ago
Meaningful health care reform has been put on the back burner once again. The insurance companies are victorious once again. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 14, 2010 11:42 pm5709d ago
Recently, I watched the movie “Taking Chance” starring Kevin Bacon. This 2008 movie is based on the true story of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:41 pm5710d ago
If the high-speed Iowa-Illinois railroad passenger service is a good economic bet just now, why not ask billionaire Warren Buffett …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:40 pm5710d ago
It is apparent that flooding is a major problem for our state every year, which creates an many problems for …
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