There are a lot of people who aren’t shoveling their sidewalks in Cedar Rapids. It gets maddening when I walk …
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There are a lot of people who aren’t shoveling their sidewalks in Cedar Rapids. It gets maddening when I walk …
I appreciated The Gazette’s Sunday editorial, “Bad spending – except for us?,” pointing out that the Republicans’ attitude toward economic …
I don’t mean to tarnish the “Good Book” by quoting it in an opinion letter. However, in Ecclesiastes 1:18 – …
In regard to the Feb. 17 article concerning King Tut or Tutankhamen, boy king of Egypt and his short reign …
Doesn’t it seem like the city of Cedar Rapids has been asleep for 20 years while the world passes it …
I get exasperated hearing about these Tea Party people. Where were all these patriots when the previous administration committed torture, …
I read with disbelief in Monday’s Gazette how we the taxpayers are paying for training state agents to monitor the …
It was a foggy night, the road a little slick. She was trying her best to be careful. All of …
The Gazette’s Feb. 21 editorial was a fairly superficial treatment of the stimulus spending that became law last year. Left …
First, it’s chickens in the backyard. Now it’s rain barrels under the downspouts. Next it will be windmills in the …
On behalf of the veterans in Linn County: Hy-Vee, Applebee’s and Sparkling Image Car Wash all offered “thank you” items …
A friend just sent me the notice of Frank Piersol’s death. I had the privilege of membership in his bands …
As other states begin campaigns to attract green industries, Iowa is letting green jobs slip away. That includes all 14 …
Why all the fuss about the red-light traffic cameras? To those who are up in arms because they think it’s …
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