Congratulations, residents of Iowa City! You have forced your city to reconsider the use of traffic cameras. It is too …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 21, 2013 12:14 pm4510d ago
Congratulations, residents of Iowa City! You have forced your city to reconsider the use of traffic cameras. It is too …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2013 12:29 pm4511d ago
As a truck driver (14-foot straight bed), I drive Interstate 380 north out Cedar Rapids every morning. I feel a …
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Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2013 12:27 pm4511d ago
Truancy is an issue throughout the United States because it has been found to be directly connected to academic achievement, …
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Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2013 12:23 pm4511d ago
Whatever views you may about immigration legislation, you probably agree with most Americans that something should be done. You probably …
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Letters to the Editor May. 20, 2013 12:19 pm4511d ago
According to a story on www.usatoday.com/, our country is looking at losing countless jobs and businesses. This year J.C. Penney …
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Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2013 12:35 pm4512d ago
Changing gun laws will not do anything to improve our country. What is needed is change of heart. In the …
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Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2013 12:20 pm4512d ago
May is upon us, the grass is green and the trees are budding. Everyone is awaiting the Memorial Day weekend; …
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Letters to the Editor May. 19, 2013 12:28 am4513d ago
The elimination of services for 108 people with disabilities is going to have profound consequences. Linn County employees pride themselves …
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Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2013 11:05 am4513d ago
Regarding statements made in Dave Ameling’s vitriolic letter of April 29, which pilloried Sen. Chuck Grassley: Ameling said, “There is …
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Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2013 11:04 am4513d ago
Baseball and softball season is well underway, and parents and grandparents are busy trekking kids to games at tournaments – …
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Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2013 11:02 am4513d ago
Congratulations to the students and faculty at Regina Elementary School in Iowa City for being involved in using our resources …
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Letters to the Editor May. 18, 2013 10:58 am4513d ago
It is apparent Jennifer Hemmingsen (“Shootings are not a coincidence,” May 5 column) obviously missed Glenn Beck’s use of irony …
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Letters to the Editor May. 17, 2013 10:57 am4514d ago
I am a Muslim. I was born in Iowa and I am also concerned about what is happening in our …
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Letters to the Editor May. 17, 2013 10:57 am4514d ago
As the owner of a transportation company, fluctuating energy prices directly and instantaneously impact my company. This cost gets embedded …
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