It has just been reported that health care expenditures in the United States for 2009 totaled $2.5 trillion. That amounts …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:39 pm5710d ago
It has just been reported that health care expenditures in the United States for 2009 totaled $2.5 trillion. That amounts …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:38 pm5710d ago
The Feb. 9 Gazette had a dramatic photo of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. It’s in the news …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:35 pm5710d ago
I read Todd Dorman’s Feb. 9 column and take issue with his trying to convince readers that the new mayor …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:34 pm5710d ago
It is interesting how perspective obscures vision. During the Super Bowl, I observed an advertisement that showed a loving mom …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:33 pm5710d ago
Can you imagine what it would be like if glasses for kids cost more than $2,500? What if you had …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:32 pm5710d ago
The U.S. Supreme Court has gotten increasingly out of control over this last decade. Now it wants to remove our …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:31 pm5710d ago
I’m a sophomore at Iowa City West High School. I came to the United States in 1998 from Germany and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:30 pm5710d ago
Who is this person we voted in as president over a year ago? On every poll taken, by every group …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:29 pm5710d ago
In the Feb. 5 Dave Rasdal column, he says that he thinks the red light cameras (in Cedar Rapids) are …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:27 pm5710d ago
With all the talk on health care reform, my thought is this country needs to do something. My son is …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:26 pm5710d ago
The term “investment bank” is an oxymoron and should be replaced by “investment firm.” We have been advised by a …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:25 pm5710d ago
Those concerned with the federal debt should read what noted economist Paul Krugman thinks. On Feb. 5, he wrote, “Running …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2010 11:23 pm5710d ago
Let’s start thinking of all the positive things we have at Mount Trashmore. For one, when finished, it will be …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2010 11:58 pm5711d ago
Syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. asked (Feb. 7 column) why black men would “fight for ideals that exclude them,” citing …
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