Once upon a time there was a man who lived by a river. He heard a radio report that the …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2013 12:02 pm4492d ago
Once upon a time there was a man who lived by a river. He heard a radio report that the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2013 12:02 pm4492d ago
I was very disappointed to see the “Gone with the wind” cartoon (by Larry Garman) on a recent editorial page. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2013 12:01 pm4492d ago
The Eastern Iowa Airport is undergoing a major change. In 1964, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department opened a fire station …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2013 11:48 am4493d ago
I wish to thank Cedar Memorial for sponsoring its third annual hospice program that roughly 350 hospice workers and volunteers, …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2013 11:47 am4493d ago
I was sad to read the letter from a grieving daughter about the lack of care her mother received at …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 13, 2013 11:46 am4493d ago
For those who have had a car damaged in an accident or perhaps are thinking about having their car restored, …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2013 12:23 pm4494d ago
The story about the young woman who blew a 0.341 (blood alcohol, according to police reports) astounds me. Apparently people …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2013 12:23 pm4494d ago
I read with interest the Aug. 27 article “Bringing back barter.” Each year in May, Friends of Hickory Hill Park …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2013 12:22 pm4494d ago
Bob Grove’s submission on Sept. 1, “Americans lucky to have Truman as a leader,” cites a declassified document outlining a …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2013 12:22 pm4494d ago
In an Aug. 20 letter titled “It’s time to follow the golden rule,” one little word has a big impact. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2013 1:00 pm4495d ago
You may remember, years ago “chicken hawks” were defined as politicians who want the United States to go to war …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2013 12:58 pm4495d ago
Are we about to make a big mistake? It may depend on how well the citizenry expresses itself on the …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2013 12:58 pm4495d ago
So, the city has a problem of the geese messing up the new amphitheater. I don’t mind them wanting to …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2013 1:14 pm4496d ago
The Aug. 30 Gazette article correctly pointed out that “obesity continues to be a problem for Iowans.” What the article …
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