Being a baseball pitcher is dangerous. On May 7 in Tampa, Major League Baseball player J.A. Happ (Toronto Blue Jays) …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2013 12:48 pm4476d ago
Being a baseball pitcher is dangerous. On May 7 in Tampa, Major League Baseball player J.A. Happ (Toronto Blue Jays) …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 24, 2013 12:45 pm4476d ago
The adage, if you say something often enough, people will come to believe it – so it is with Gov. …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2013 1:10 pm4477d ago
Regarding Steve Spicher’s June 17 letter “No improvement to Cedar Rapids roads”: I agree that our roads are in extremely …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2013 1:09 pm4477d ago
You ask, “Is an anti-abortion statement too politically charged to be on state-issued license plates?” The “Choose Life” message isn’t …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 23, 2013 1:06 pm4477d ago
Regarding the June 19 article “New state law: County auditors can audit”: Why is the county auditor unable to review …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2013 9:19 am4478d ago
Jim Slitor’s May 30 letter, “Old Testament not guide for behavior,” took Scripture out of context. The Bible is God’s …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2013 9:18 am4478d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has an important role in the negotiations on …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2013 9:17 am4478d ago
It was with great interest that I read the June 9 editorial, “It’s the watershed.” I wanted to bring your …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 22, 2013 9:15 am4478d ago
Skyrocketing tuition costs have made borrowing money a necessity for many college students to afford their education – 72 percent …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 21, 2013 12:11 pm4479d ago
I have grown very tired in the past few months of the seemingly never-ending bickering in the Cedar Rapids medical …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2013 12:11 pm4480d ago
It looks like Republicans have boxed themselves into a bad corner on immigration reform, because if reform dies, the likely …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2013 12:10 pm4480d ago
I was initially encouraged by the June 15 article announcing the entrance of Anthony Brown into the Cedar Rapids City …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 20, 2013 12:09 pm4480d ago
Thank you to Todd Dorman for his June 6 column (“Protecting us from floodwaters requires a global response”) and to …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 19, 2013 11:12 am4481d ago
I was very glad to see Jeff Klinzman write a sane response to columnist Jenny Bioche’s latest rant from your …
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