Yes, the streets need repairs, and yes, it would be helpful and fair to have all Cedar Rapids shoppers share …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 24, 2013 1:13 pm4353d ago
Yes, the streets need repairs, and yes, it would be helpful and fair to have all Cedar Rapids shoppers share …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 24, 2013 1:12 pm4353d ago
I support the local-option sales tax extension. First of all, we need greater proactive maintenance on our streets. Second, by …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 24, 2013 1:09 pm4353d ago
As a psychiatrist for young adults, I see firsthand the consequences of underage drinking. Please vote “no” on repeal of …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 24, 2013 1:08 pm4353d ago
Thank you, Orchestra Iowa (of Cedar Rapids), for presenting an awesome “Bachtoberfest” concert at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa. Thanks …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 24, 2013 1:00 pm4353d ago
On behalf of The 1105 Project, I would like to thank everyone who participated in our Oct. 6 open house …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2013 1:39 pm4354d ago
Robin Kash is seeking the District 3 seat on the Cedar Rapids City Council. As a resident journalist, he has …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2013 1:39 pm4354d ago
As pastor at St. Thomas More Church in Coralville the past 13 years, I wish to endorse parishioner and friend …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2013 1:38 pm4354d ago
Sometime back a person who once served on the Marion City Council announced she was running for that position again …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2013 1:31 pm4354d ago
I never thought I would support horse slaughter after growing up with horses and being a horse owner. Horse slaughter …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 23, 2013 1:30 pm4354d ago
In the United States we now find ourselves in a situation where the government not only views the citizenry as …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2013 5:22 pm4355d ago
I am alarmed at the vitriolic rhetoric that is coming from Democrats and the ‘left’ toward the Tea Party. The …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2013 5:18 pm4355d ago
What do Dr. Seuss, J.K. Rowling, Charles Dickens, preschool story hours, free downloads, e-readers to borrow, access to thousands of …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2013 5:15 pm4355d ago
It is time for an election recall of U.S. senators and members of the House. They are incompetent and are …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 22, 2013 5:12 pm4355d ago
I may agree that the state’s attempt to control whether or not traffic cameras may be used in cities may …
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