Guest columnist Tom Harris (“New report counters climate scare,” Sept. 16) claims illogically that the purpose of the United Nations …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2013 4:56 pm4537d ago
Guest columnist Tom Harris (“New report counters climate scare,” Sept. 16) claims illogically that the purpose of the United Nations …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2013 4:54 pm4537d ago
Our government is broken. Congress has an approval rate lower than 20 percent. They can’t even solve a “no brainer” …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:32 pm4538d ago
To some landowners of this county: You soon may receive or perhaps already have received your certified letter from Rock …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:31 pm4538d ago
I’m writing to encourage animal appreciators to step up to the plate and give thought to rescuing a cat or …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:30 pm4538d ago
My wife and I watched the World Series of Little League Baseball all week (last month). Iowa was represented by …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:29 pm4538d ago
Doesn’t the state have more pressing matters calling for a governor’s attention than trying to correct an educational system whose …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2013 4:28 pm4538d ago
When confronted with the dangers of climate change, people refuse to accept non-existence as an end result. Our subconscious is …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2013 12:51 pm4539d ago
I love it! Once again local politicians prove to the citizens of Cedar Rapids that they say one thing but …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2013 12:50 pm4539d ago
The GOP in Congress is threatening millions of American families, including 200,000 Iowa households. Their threat is cutting food stamps. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2013 12:49 pm4539d ago
Regarding the Aug. 14 article in The Gazette, “Cedar Rapids bike lanes still confusing for motorists, cyclists”: I can’t agree …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2013 12:25 pm4540d ago
Your Local Priority piece on Sept. 12, “Gap between rich, poor biggest in century,” was very informative. The title shows …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2013 12:25 pm4540d ago
A Sept. 8 Gazette article was confusing and poorly written. The headline on 6A “Schools/Drug-related expulsions on the decline” was …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2013 12:24 pm4540d ago
A troubling pattern is emerging with the high-level managers who run Gov. Terry Branstad’s state government. We have a human …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 23, 2013 12:24 pm4540d ago
It was an interesting article in the Aug. 21 edition of the Wall Street Journal concerning an attempt to have …
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