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The climate is unstable. The atmosphere is heating up, sea levels are rising, island nations are already disappearing under the …
Sen. Chuck Grassley said the new tax law will ‘help Iowans keep more of their money.” That’s not quite accurate. …
Some truth about the estate tax (death tax if you prefer). Today, 99.8 percent of estates owe no tax at …
The City of Cedar Rapids sent out 221,000 collection notices for traffic camera tickets (‘C.R. goes after 221,000 speed camera …
Regarding the Dec. 17 letter ‘Those who inherit should pay a tax”: Perhaps Sen. Chuck Grassley should have said ‘business” …
The recent Cedar Rapids City Council decision to give City Manager Jeff Pomeranz and his staff a raise and bonus …
A quote from Cicero; ‘A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.” …
Recently, Duke University law professor Jedediah Purdy wrote about the ‘energy of life” that enabled Henry David Thoreau to make …
The songs and prayers of Christmastime are beautiful, but they can mask rather than illuminate reality. The reality is that …
There has been considerable attention paid to credit unions and their not-for-profit status. Bankers say it is unfair for consumers …
Regarding John Braumann’s Dec. 18 letter ‘Time for Iowa to protect mountain lions”: What are you thinking? Do you hunt …
Nate Willems recently chose to criticize Adam Sullivan’s work as a Gazette columnist (‘Reader shares thoughts about columnist,” Dec. 6). …
So, the other day I get a letter from the Municipal Collections of America. Well, four actually, inviting me to …
I read John Sorensen’s Nov. 29 guest column ‘Tax reform: A chance to get it right” and couldn’t help but …
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