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The Cedar Rapids School District is in the process of moving from a trimester school year to a semester-based school …
I’ve read the letters criticizing the “Snapshots” page and I’m saddened by the mindset expressed in them. There’s so much …
Please vote for Lisa Green-Douglas for Johnson County Board of Supervisors in June. She is hardworking and an excellent listener. …
I am supporting Monica Vernon for Congress in the June 3 primary. She is a hardworking mom who built a …
Here we go again. “Christian” groups want to thump us over our heads with their Bibles while asking the government …
Regarding Steve Licht’s March 24 guest column, “Preserve stability of reliable Iowa energy”: Iowa exports many things, from corn to …
The pretense that we need to better understand the ramifications of legalizing medical marijuana is a smoke screen to cover …
As the board president of a local non-profit, I favor the Cedar Crossing Casino project. Our resources at Hawkeye Downs …
A progressive score card: Almost 50 million on food stamps. A major portion of those receiving unemployment benefits out of …
As we approach the congressional elections with the Affordable Care Act a centerpiece of the debates, I am struck by …
Eugene Spaziani called my March 8 column on global warming “unscientific” and “hysterical” (“Ellis clearly pushing a political agenda,” March …
Regarding Glenn Chatfield’s March 23 letter, “Tolerance must go both ways,” about businesses being expected to provide products or services …
Regarding the March 21 Gazette editorial, “Medical marijuana’s time comes”: Agreed! After a 1 1/2-year heroin addiction, I left New …
I write in disbelief of some of the things I read. First, some oil company put a large pipeline near …
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