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Kitty Dirks Letters to the Editor May. 10, 2014 1:00 pm4310d ago
Mothers have a special gift. They can see and hear how you feel from the moment you are born. An …
N/A Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2014 3:51 pm4311d ago
by Daniel and Nancy Ronan The imminent destruction of the Hach Building in your New Bohemia district prompted us to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 9, 2014 3:26 pm4311d ago
I’ve heard a lot of musical groups and ensembles in my life and career as a musician and former music …
Pat Bowen
Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2014 5:27 pm4312d ago
Iowa’s 21 million hogs produce nearly 10 billion gallons of toxic manure each year that threatens Iowa’s water quality. The …
Frank Zieser
Letters to the Editor May. 8, 2014 5:27 pm4312d ago
I am amused by people who complain about Cedar Rapids using traffic enforcement cameras. So, you got caught running a …
Don Taylor
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:28 pm4313d ago
I’m a retired police officer from southern Indiana. I’ve lived here for seven years. I was very involved in getting …
Merle Ries
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:28 pm4313d ago
Regarding Gene Kopecky’s April 26 guest column, ‘Gaming panel failed its duty”: Kopecky: Do you follow baseball? Your article defies …
Stacie Johnson
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:28 pm4313d ago
If you’ve ever purchased a new home, you know the woes of the rocky, clay-ridden subsoil that looks and acts …
Victoria Gritton
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:27 pm4313d ago
I have not tried marijuana, but I know people who have and they say it works wonders (for some medical …
Lynn Gallagher
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:27 pm4313d ago
A Gazette editorial (‘Eggs-acting demands,” April 27) discussed the conflict regarding standards for treatment of egg-laying hens in the United …
Deb Foster
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:27 pm4313d ago
Only five years ago, gas cost more than $4 a gallon. We’ll be back there again if Congress lets President …
Caroline Dieterle
Letters to the Editor May. 7, 2014 3:27 pm4313d ago
Regarding The Gazette’s April 19 article ‘Attorney hopeful passes bar exam before primary”: ‘Having more experience in the job” is …
Michael Shea
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2014 4:49 pm4314d ago
I have seen articles in The Gazette about HBO wanting to film its series ‘Girls” on the University of Iowa …
Bill Skow
Letters to the Editor May. 6, 2014 4:49 pm4314d ago
Your April 29 news article, ‘Lawmakers reach accord on budget for human services,” quoted Gov. Terry Branstad’s spokesman about treatment …
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