I used my air conditioner for all of 48 hours this summer. Here in good old hot, humid, sweaty Iowa. …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2010 11:44 pm5736d ago
I used my air conditioner for all of 48 hours this summer. Here in good old hot, humid, sweaty Iowa. …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2010 11:40 pm5736d ago
Regarding the recent article, about the stimulus building projects not creating employment: I guess the Washington politicians thought that the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2010 11:36 pm5736d ago
Have I missed something? Why is the Cedar Rapids Library Board of Trustees so obsessed with building a new library …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2010 11:17 pm5736d ago
There might be a big problem for bicycle riders in Cedar Rapids with the red light/radar cameras now being installed. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2010 11:16 pm5736d ago
The Gazette’s Dec. 29 definition of a Ponzi scheme: “A constant infusion of new investors (taxpayers) to furnish the cash …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2010 11:24 pm5737d ago
Fellow Evangelical Lutheran Church in America members. It saddens me to say, the ELCA has rejected God’s Word in their …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2010 11:23 pm5737d ago
As my wife and I are retired, we are concerned about the future of our Social Security program, Medicare, and …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2010 11:22 pm5737d ago
Sen. Tom Harkin’s Jan. 10 guest column in The Gazette is a prime example of the problem with Washington: They …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 17, 2010 11:20 pm5737d ago
In his famous essay, “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell lamented the decline he saw in political discussion. He …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2010 11:33 pm5738d ago
My wife and I recently went to see the movie “The Blind Side.” I was a bit leery because the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2010 11:31 pm5738d ago
Why should you vote for Lori Cardella on Tuesday? Since 2007, the Johnson County budget has increased 55 percent; per …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2010 11:29 pm5738d ago
I e-mailed Johnson County supervisor candidate Lori Cardella, asking if that was really her I’d seen, second woman from the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 16, 2010 11:28 pm5738d ago
In the Jan. 19 special election for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, there is one candidate who is prepared …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 15, 2010 11:58 pm5739d ago
At a recent candidates’ forum, Lori Cardella admitted to having Florida license plates on her car. No big deal, right? …
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