Regarding the (recent) government shutdown, let’s be clear. The House of Representatives was doing its job after years of ignoring …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 19, 2013 4:11 pm4358d ago
Regarding the (recent) government shutdown, let’s be clear. The House of Representatives was doing its job after years of ignoring …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 19, 2013 4:10 pm4358d ago
I want to take this opportunity to endorse Susie Weinacht in her run for an at-large seat on the Cedar …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 19, 2013 4:09 pm4358d ago
As a longtime resident of Iowa City, I’ve always taken a keen interest in city government. We’re blessed to live …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 19, 2013 3:57 pm4358d ago
I am writing on behalf of Carletta Knox-Seymour, who is running for an at-large seat on the Cedar Rapids City …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 3:01 pm4360d ago
Our president told us that “If you like the health insurance you have, you can keep it.” On Sept. 30, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 3:00 pm4360d ago
Regarding the Sept. 19 article “‘Sin taxes’ help keep Iowa in the black”: First of all, yes, the Bible is …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:59 pm4360d ago
Regarding the Oct. 4 article “Believing in the Bible”: Why not include some perspective from a non-believer in this article? …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:58 pm4360d ago
Over the last four years, the health care industry has been fraught with considerable upheaval. The increasing cost of health …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:56 pm4360d ago
I attended the “Music Man” on Sept. 29 at the Paramount Theatre. It was a magnificent show, a show that …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:55 pm4360d ago
Regarding Robert Batey’s Oct. 5 letter “Obama inconsistent on race, religion”: Because The Gazette chose to publish a letter that …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:54 pm4360d ago
We have lived in this great city for 34 years. We have watched as the city and the university struggled …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:53 pm4360d ago
In 1970, when I first moved to Iowa, the state sales tax rate was 3 percent, fresh from a one-point …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:52 pm4360d ago
Thank you so much to the workers at Goodyear in Cedar Rapids. My mom and I were traveling to Rochester, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:50 pm4360d ago
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It …
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