Many people are aware of the wonderful work that former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, do for Habitat …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 14, 2009 11:45 pm5772d ago
Many people are aware of the wonderful work that former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, do for Habitat …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 14, 2009 11:17 pm5772d ago
There are two bills now under discussion in the U.S. Senate. Both of these bills are a serious threat to …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2009 11:41 pm5773d ago
The holiday parade in Cedar Rapids was great as always, but with one important thing lacking: school bands. We did …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2009 11:39 pm5773d ago
In regards to the Dec. 5 article about the Northeast Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: I …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2009 11:38 pm5773d ago
Does it strike anyone else as offensive that while many are homeless, jobless, without medical care and otherwise hurting, a …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2009 11:36 pm5773d ago
In his Dec. 8 letter, James Schmitz says that due to the high cost of the war in Afghanistan, we …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2009 11:34 pm5773d ago
President Obama’s speech at Brookings Institution was ridiculous beyond belief. He said: “One of the central goals of this administration …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 13, 2009 11:32 pm5773d ago
The economy is better, but you just don’t know it yet, especially those of you out of work and looking …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2009 11:57 pm5773d ago
There is much more to robots than the page 1 Dec. 6 Gazette story suggested. I raised the question years …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2009 11:31 pm5774d ago
We have a sustainability wake-up call in the Iowa Geological and Water Survey report documenting the draining of the Jordan …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2009 11:30 pm5774d ago
Republicans now a party of fanaticism? Rewarding Republicans who are wealthy enough not to work? I am glad Arnold Levitt …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2009 11:29 pm5774d ago
A lot of the recommendations to combat global climate change strike me as a good thing to do even if …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2009 11:28 pm5774d ago
What a great idea! Let’s spend a bunch of money (that the city, county, federal governments don’t have) on projects …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 12, 2009 11:27 pm5774d ago
Chandra Jordan was correct in her Nov. 27 letter, “Marion street plan vote should have been public.” We lost four …
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