The thought that an outside amphitheater on the west riverbank of the Cedar River or a May’s Island skating rink …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2010 11:51 pm5731d ago
The thought that an outside amphitheater on the west riverbank of the Cedar River or a May’s Island skating rink …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2010 11:50 pm5731d ago
I’ve seen little media coverage about Mayo Clinic in Arizona not taking new Medicare patients without some other payment plan. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2010 11:42 pm5732d ago
I am writing to express my deep disappointment and frustration at the City Council’s decision to table the discussion of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2010 11:41 pm5732d ago
After a Republican took Ted Kennedy’s former Senate seat in Massachusetts, perhaps Democrats will learn something from Republicans: Today, it’s …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2010 11:38 pm5732d ago
As president of Iowa’s statewide medical society and a practicing physician, I’m writing to explain the Iowa Medical Society’s position …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 22, 2010 11:37 pm5732d ago
Regarding the Jan. 15 editorial, “Smokestack’s time has come,” referring to smokestack at former Sinclair meatpacking complex: As people enter …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2010 11:19 pm5733d ago
A Cedar Rapids police captain recently said a backlash against traffic cameras has come because some cities have used the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2010 11:17 pm5733d ago
I applaud the decision to install red light traffic cameras in Cedar Rapids. I believe they will reduce accidents. Some …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2010 11:15 pm5733d ago
There is a ridiculous, outdated state law in Iowa that needs to be changed. It denies visitation rights to grandparents. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2010 11:07 pm5733d ago
Most Americans identify Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his poetic and moving “I Have A Dream” speech, delivered August …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 21, 2010 11:06 pm5733d ago
Full reproductive rights for women in public-run health care? And it’s a House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., thing? Perhaps, along …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2010 11:34 pm5734d ago
I can’t believe the Cedar Rapids City Council is more concerned about developing new creations before it fixes what it …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2010 11:33 pm5734d ago
It’s common to hear conservatives refer to Social Security and Medicare as failures, as Ron Lessman did in his Jan. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2010 11:32 pm5734d ago
Just because our traditional Christian values are in conflict again with some of today’s worldly thoughts doesn’t mean that we …
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