Because of the National Security Agency scandal, many people now trust our government less than before. However, there are reasons …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2013 1:02 pm4582d ago
Because of the National Security Agency scandal, many people now trust our government less than before. However, there are reasons …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2013 1:02 pm4582d ago
I spent almost 29 years on the Cedar Rapids Police Department, most of those years patrolling the streets. After retiring …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2013 1:01 pm4582d ago
Recent heavy rains remind us how vulnerable homes, businesses and farms are to the weather. Despite millions of dollars spent …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 16, 2013 1:00 pm4582d ago
The IRS allows donations to 501(c)(3), some 501(c)(4) and all 501(c)(5) organizations to be deducted from the taxable income of …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2013 10:00 am4583d ago
In the last few years, we have had several foreign automobiles sold in the USA. I have always driven “American” …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2013 10:00 am4583d ago
In answer to Mr. Hanson’s column on our Lake Delhi (June 8, “Lake’s story about more than dam”): First of …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2013 9:59 am4583d ago
No joke! The city of Cedar Rapids intends to pass restrictions on the display of any animation on digital electronic …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2013 9:58 am4583d ago
I am a science major and spent the bulk of my career in research management in the pharmaceutical industry. The …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 15, 2013 9:58 am4583d ago
In June 1863, Walt Whitman wrote of the movement of President Abraham Lincoln “in his barouche, two horses, guarded by …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 14, 2013 12:52 pm4584d ago
The June 11 article “Non-farmers own most farmland,” raised some interesting, concerning issues about farmland ownership in Iowa, not least …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 14, 2013 12:51 pm4584d ago
Jenny Bioche’s latest screed, in which she laments it is easier to get a divorce than break a cellphone contract, …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 13, 2013 1:04 pm4585d ago
Because of the National Security Agency scandal, many people now trust our government less than before. However, there are reasons …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Jun. 13, 2013 1:03 pm4585d ago
Recent heavy rains remind us how vulnerable homes, businesses and farms are to the weather. Despite millions of dollars spent …
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Letters to the Editor Jun. 13, 2013 1:02 pm4585d ago
The IRS allows donations to 501(c)(3), some 501(c)(4) and all 501(c)(5) organizations to be deducted from the taxable income of …
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