The Sept. 5 paper describes yet another case of a teenager with a school permit and irresponsible ignorance of the …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2009 1:29 pm5864d ago
The Sept. 5 paper describes yet another case of a teenager with a school permit and irresponsible ignorance of the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2009 12:32 am5864d ago
Baby chicks are being dumped alive into a macerator in Spencer? This is allowed in Iowa? Violence taken to this …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2009 12:30 am5864d ago
While expanding from the town of 8,000 my family moved into in the early 1950s to its present size, Marion …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2009 12:27 am5864d ago
Who doesn’t want to help flood victims and the financially challenged human beings? But putting an apartment complex on a …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2009 12:26 am5864d ago
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is trying to lay an egg on wood-fired boilers. There are only about 200 …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2009 12:23 am5864d ago
On Aug. 26, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved development plans for 81 homes to be built on Zika Avenue …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2009 12:22 am5865d ago
On Sept. 3, the co-directors and several staff members of Cedar Valley Humane Society were terminated without warning, good cause …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2009 12:20 am5865d ago
I am disillusioned with our political system. I don’t remember anything remotely approaching the rabid partisanship going on today with …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2009 12:19 am5865d ago
What year is this, 1969 or 2009? The picture of the dying marine (Sept. 4) is something I would have …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2009 12:18 am5865d ago
Did you know nearly one in three children and teens are overweight or obese in the United States? Experts say …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2009 12:17 am5865d ago
Let’s make sure we cover everyone in health care reform. Currently, women’s health concerns are ignored. Private plans must be …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2009 12:16 am5865d ago
The Sept. 9 Gazette included four letters complaining about the scrutiny given to President Barack Obama’s recent speech to schoolchildren. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2009 12:49 am5866d ago
What a crazy world we live in. Just a few examples: If we buy a home or incur a large …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2009 12:46 am5866d ago
I would like to respond to Marilyn Pleiness’ accusations (Sept. 7 letter) that evolution is a lie. She obviously has …
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