A Feb. 18 letter criticized the Tea Party movement for causing partisanship. The problem with partisanship is that both sides …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 23, 2010 11:03 pm5806d ago
A Feb. 18 letter criticized the Tea Party movement for causing partisanship. The problem with partisanship is that both sides …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2010 11:11 pm5807d ago
The problems around the substation on First Avenue East did not happen overnight, thus the fixing of these problems will …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2010 11:10 pm5807d ago
Evidently Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana is man enough to say he likes working for the people of Indiana, but …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2010 11:09 pm5807d ago
Here we are, still plugging away at flood recovery, and along comes a 2009 Gallup poll saying Cedar Rapids ranks …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2010 11:08 pm5807d ago
Insurance companies have been announcing double-digit rate increases and record profits. The health care mess is a prime example of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2010 11:06 pm5807d ago
I am appalled at the vitriol that has been slung at Kim Brokaw, the Cedar Rapids gentleman whose safety device …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2010 11:27 pm5808d ago
In reference to the Feb. 14 letter titled “Accomplishments thanks to city staff, residents,” Katie Giorgio states in part that, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2010 11:26 pm5808d ago
I feel it started in the 1980s during a certain president’s time in office. It is known as the decade …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2010 11:25 pm5808d ago
The snowfalls that buried our East Coast cities have provided fodder for jokes for climate change deniers. They ridicule the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2010 11:24 pm5808d ago
A better name for the Tea Party would be the Freeloader Party. They want to use the roads, the airports …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2010 11:21 pm5808d ago
On Feb. 9, state Rep. Nick Wagner of Marion said texting while driving is a “personal responsibility issue.” Well, if …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2010 11:59 pm5809d ago
With all the talk of getting people to come downtown, we need some changes. What will bring people downtown is …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2010 11:58 pm5809d ago
One of the biggest reasons the United States is in the mess it is today is because it has wandered …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2010 11:56 pm5809d ago
Arguably, President George W. Bush and Congress did a very poor job of managing our economy, with particular credit going …
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