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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:55 pm4516d ago
Regarding Robert Batey’s Oct. 5 letter “Obama inconsistent on race, religion”: Because The Gazette chose to publish a letter that …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:54 pm4516d 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 pm4516d 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 pm4516d 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 pm4516d 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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Letters to the Editor Oct. 17, 2013 2:49 pm4516d ago
Congress should pass an immediate budget, including the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Politicians should be removed from the senseless …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2013 1:37 pm4518d ago
I’m puzzled by the motives for reintroducing the 21 ordinance issue, and especially since it seems to be working. Data …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2013 1:37 pm4518d ago
Is there any light at the end of the tunnel or are we on a downward spiral to an abyss? …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2013 1:36 pm4518d ago
The City of Coralville is at a very critical point in its growth and leadership. Current leadership has taken our …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2013 1:37 pm4519d ago
Most of America has seen the Oct. 3 video. D.C. Capitol Police fired shots and killed an unarmed mentally ill …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2013 1:31 pm4519d ago
A common argument against the Iowa City 21 ordinance is that it forces underage students to go to house parties …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2013 1:27 pm4519d ago
Democracy and majority rule is challenged with this shutdown. We cannot let a small minority undermine the congressional laws legally …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2013 1:24 pm4519d ago
Robin Kash, a District 3 candidate for Cedar Rapids City Council, is uniquely qualified above his opponents. As a retired …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2013 1:15 pm4520d ago
Bad news and good news from this unbelievable standoff. The bad news is the fact that millions of people, such …
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