Year after year, we elect politicians who vow to lead us to Nirvana. No more blatant corruption, pandering to lobbyists, …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2010 11:57 pm5711d ago
Year after year, we elect politicians who vow to lead us to Nirvana. No more blatant corruption, pandering to lobbyists, …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2010 11:56 pm5711d ago
I could hardly believe my eyes when I read the Feb. 6 letter “Scott Roeder’s trial was a setup” in …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2010 11:54 pm5711d ago
Blue Cross in California is telling its customers who buy individual health insurance policies that their rates will go up …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2010 11:53 pm5711d ago
Am I alone in seeing the irony of the Cedar Rapids City Council’s decision to hold its meetings at Hiawatha …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2010 11:00 pm5711d ago
It’s decision-making time for the City Council regarding a new location for the public library. Since the outcome of this …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2010 11:41 pm5712d ago
My friends and I have often lamented the number of snow days our kids have in Cedar Rapids, especially when …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2010 11:40 pm5712d ago
Where to send the potentially dangerous waste from the Sinclair demotion? Here is the distasteful picture I take from The …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2010 11:39 pm5712d ago
Having worked for Alliant Energy for more than 39 years, I am committed to making our great city even greater. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2010 11:38 pm5712d ago
I am in favor of House File 135, a bill concerning non-professional permits to carry weapons that is being considered …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2010 11:36 pm5712d ago
On Feb. 1, the labor commissioner from the state of New York, Patricia Smith, was approved by the Senate to …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2010 11:54 pm5713d ago
President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget is huge, at $3.8 trillion, but keep in mind that $2.4 trillion of that is …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2010 11:53 pm5713d ago
In neighboring states, gasohol is priced equal to regular gasoline. In Iowa, gasohol is priced at 10 cents a gallon …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2010 11:51 pm5713d ago
The advantages of the library board’s wanting the new Cedar Rapids Public Library near Greene Square Park and occasional farmers …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 10, 2010 11:50 pm5713d ago
I will never forget the feelings I had to fight back, standing knee deep in the receding water of the …
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