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While expanding from the town of 8,000 my family moved into in the early 1950s to its present size, Marion …
Who doesn’t want to help flood victims and the financially challenged human beings? But putting an apartment complex on a …
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is trying to lay an egg on wood-fired boilers. There are only about 200 …
On Aug. 26, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved development plans for 81 homes to be built on Zika Avenue …
On Sept. 3, the co-directors and several staff members of Cedar Valley Humane Society were terminated without warning, good cause …
I am disillusioned with our political system. I don’t remember anything remotely approaching the rabid partisanship going on today with …
What year is this, 1969 or 2009? The picture of the dying marine (Sept. 4) is something I would have …
Did you know nearly one in three children and teens are overweight or obese in the United States? Experts say …
Let’s make sure we cover everyone in health care reform. Currently, women’s health concerns are ignored. Private plans must be …
The Sept. 9 Gazette included four letters complaining about the scrutiny given to President Barack Obama’s recent speech to schoolchildren. …
What a crazy world we live in. Just a few examples: If we buy a home or incur a large …
I would like to respond to Marilyn Pleiness’ accusations (Sept. 7 letter) that evolution is a lie. She obviously has …
While reading the AP story under the Sept. 5 headline, “New formula doubles rate of elderly in poverty.” my first …
Have you seen and read how Sens. Max Baucus of Montana and Chuck Grassley of Iowa each has received more …
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