This election year, some politicians are again misleading the American public in order to get votes. They are saying, “It’s …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2014 2:41 pm4277d ago
This election year, some politicians are again misleading the American public in order to get votes. They are saying, “It’s …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 8, 2014 2:40 pm4277d ago
In reference to the letter about the girl receiving a ticket for not having up-to-date license tags (“Enforcement of law …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2014 2:03 pm4278d ago
The National Security Agency has made the case in court that bulk collection of telephone records is critical in the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2014 2:03 pm4278d ago
Guest columnist Tom Snyder wrote an “interesting” assessment of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (“Leaders ignore Constitution,” Jan. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 7, 2014 2:02 pm4278d ago
Is anyone else confused by the anti-Obamacare sign, just north of Cedar Rapids on Interstate 380? The sign reads: “He …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2014 2:16 pm4279d ago
I have been a member of the Iowa Juvenile Home Foundation since 2008 and visit the facility regularly. I am …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2014 2:16 pm4279d ago
Human Trafficking Awareness Day is Saturday. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and is defined as controlling a person through force, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 6, 2014 2:15 pm4279d ago
On the evening of Dec. 21, I hobbled to the door without my cane and discovered a group of wonderful …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2014 2:45 pm4280d ago
Let’s start the new year right by admitting none of us would have life on earth unless God gave it …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2014 2:44 pm4280d ago
Your Jan. 1 editorial “A black eye for our state” was excellent. When I lived in southeast Florida, I was …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2014 2:43 pm4280d ago
Hunger is a national problem demanding a national response, and I believe it is the government’s responsibility, not the responsibility …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2014 11:56 pm4280d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board today recognizes the 1,083 people who took the time to write and submit letters to the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2014 12:56 pm4281d ago
The Obamacare Express has jumped its tracks. Nobody knows where this train is headed and it is gaining speed. You …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2014 12:55 pm4281d ago
With Sen. Rob Hogg’s book on climate change survival, the lady walking for climate change and David Osterberg’s dueling scientists, …
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