The city wants 10 years for the (local option sales) tax? Is it going to take 10 years to fix …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2013 12:19 pm4572d ago
The city wants 10 years for the (local option sales) tax? Is it going to take 10 years to fix …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2013 12:17 pm4572d ago
As horse owners who love our horses, we see a need for options for people who cannot afford to feed …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2013 12:15 pm4572d ago
My mother was in a Marion nursing home for 10 years. We went through many administrators, the last two being …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2013 12:15 pm4572d ago
Prospect Meadows Ball Fields has received state and local funding, grants, loans and private donations. Marion will provide up to …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2013 12:52 pm4574d ago
Recently, I received a booklet telling all the good things I have by living in Cedar Rapids. The city can …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2013 12:51 pm4574d ago
Thanks to Hiawatha American Legion Post 735 for providing a meeting place for Cedar Rapids American Legion Post 727 during …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2013 12:45 pm4574d ago
Congress must not cut nutrition funding while many are hungry. The U.S. House is considering cutting $40 billion from the …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2013 12:50 pm4575d ago
Regarding the Aug. 18 letter “Pay attention to moral fiber” by Glenn J. Drahn: Drahn cites some statistics addressing birthrates, …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2013 12:49 pm4575d ago
A little black bird told me that the water main that busted between Clinton and Dubuque streets had a rusty …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2013 12:47 pm4575d ago
We were at Kennedy High School for a freshman baseball game on July 15. At the start of game two, …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2013 12:37 pm4576d ago
The fourth annual Get Moving for Healthy Kids is Aug. 25 and you have two excellent reasons to join us. …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2013 12:33 pm4576d ago
Iowa farmers do their jobs or eventually lose the farm. But members of the U.S. House of Representatives have gone …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2013 12:32 pm4576d ago
I can’t believe the money that has been spent in Cedar Rapids and Linn County, yet no one can come …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2013 12:26 pm4576d ago
Isn’t it interesting that the city held input meetings for the Jones Golf Course configuration but none (of similar kind) …
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