Thank God the Texas ordeal of treating the brain-dead woman as a potted plant is over. Assuming that the woman …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2014 1:00 pm4403d ago
Thank God the Texas ordeal of treating the brain-dead woman as a potted plant is over. Assuming that the woman …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2014 12:42 pm4403d ago
The Iowa Veterans’ Welcome Center board members and volunteers would like to thank the IBEW Local 405 for its financial …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2014 12:41 pm4403d ago
Thank you for your story on workplace bullying, a problem that I believe is rampant among employers both large and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 7, 2014 12:33 pm4403d ago
Because of the overwhelming success of Obamacare in reforming health insurance, the president, in his last year in office (2016), …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2014 11:06 am4404d ago
My pickup takes 87 octane unleaded gas. I do not want ethanol in my truck. The Ford manual says no. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2014 11:04 am4404d ago
Regarding the Jan. 31 letter by Tom Lammers, “Little resident input on backyard chickens”: I am not a resident of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2014 11:03 am4404d ago
As reported in The Gazette, the number of flu cases is increasing in Iowa (“UIHC treating more patients with severe …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 6, 2014 11:02 am4404d ago
I have lived in the Cedar Rapids area for more than 30 years and am wondering what has changed with …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2014 3:30 pm4404d ago
I’m glad to see our elected leaders in Washington have approved a plan to allow the federal government to spend …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2014 3:30 pm4404d ago
Cedar Rapids is such a big city and, including the neighboring towns, it needs two driver’s license stations – one …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 4, 2014 1:33 pm4406d ago
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and health reform could have been much better if Congress had sensibly cooperated when it …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 4, 2014 1:33 pm4406d ago
I lose count of how often I see a driver looking down at their lap with a glow of a …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 4, 2014 1:32 pm4406d ago
I was so disappointed to learn that Mike Deupree was retiring from his column. I thought there would never be …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 3, 2014 1:54 pm4407d ago
At 12:45 p.m. Jan. 21, I was the recipient of a “pay it forward” at Wendy’s on 33rd Avenue SW, …
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