I read the Feb. 28 review by Diana Nollen for “The Producers.” The show was great. The actors, singers, dancers …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:34 pm5790d ago
I read the Feb. 28 review by Diana Nollen for “The Producers.” The show was great. The actors, singers, dancers …
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Providing extended unemployment benefits to laid-off workers contributes more to our sluggish economy than bank bailouts. The unemployed spend their …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:26 pm5790d ago
In response to the March 5 Susan Estrich column, “My Toyota, an ’81 Corolla, drives my loyalty,” it seems other …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:25 pm5790d ago
How times change. When I was growing up in the 1960s, the “hippies” were marching and protesting against the government, …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:23 pm5790d ago
I was a library director for 33 years and a library building consultant for more than 100 libraries during my …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:22 pm5790d ago
When I started reading your March 5 editorial about how the U.S. Postal Service couldn’t compete anymore, I was expecting …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:22 pm5790d ago
When a nation’s economy is severely depressed, economics textbooks say that extending unemployment benefits not only helps those in need, …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 10, 2010 11:20 pm5790d ago
The financial collapse of Wall Street banks and investment houses after the housing market had its correction was worse than …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2010 11:53 pm5791d ago
Maybe it’s time for the Marion Independent School District to investigate possible merger opportunities with the Cedar Rapids School District …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2010 11:52 pm5791d ago
If the Iowa Legislature passes House File 2229, a trip to the dentist could be more shocking to your pocketbook. …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2010 11:51 pm5791d ago
I have been to several Tea Party events and have never seen or heard of the Council of Conservative Citizens. …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2010 11:50 pm5791d ago
I am writing regarding funding issues related to people with developmental disabilities and mental illness. Linn County always has attempted …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2010 11:49 pm5791d ago
We need a real Consumer Financial Protection Agency, but President Barack Obama’s proposal to create one is being strongly opposed …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2010 11:39 pm5792d ago
The Gazette’s March 5 editorial “Postal service must compete better,” concludes with “Opening more of our mail delivery to private …
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