Why Republicans are phony on the death penalty: The last time someone was executed in Iowa was when Democrat Harold …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 12, 2013 12:04 pm4586d ago
Why Republicans are phony on the death penalty: The last time someone was executed in Iowa was when Democrat Harold …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 12, 2013 12:04 pm4586d ago
“With the passing of the “historic educational reform bill,” Republicans have proved once again that they “are only for the …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 12, 2013 12:03 pm4586d ago
On the news Sunday night, when they covered the 12-year-old-girl singing the national anthem, they were showing the Miami Heat …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 11, 2013 12:10 pm4587d ago
The Cedar Rapids City Council is to be congratulated for unanimously passing (first reading) on May 28 an ordinance that …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 11, 2013 12:10 pm4587d ago
After 61 percent of referendum voters approved the first step toward a Cedar Rapids casino on March 5, Scott Stines, …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 11, 2013 12:09 pm4587d ago
I don’t suppose that pledging to do the majority of my family’s grocery shopping at New Pioneer Food Co-op, should …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2013 12:54 pm4588d ago
News of Jim Zabel’s passing kind of hit me the night he died – just the history of what he’s …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2013 12:52 pm4588d ago
Having read John Hanson’s column (“Lake’s story about more than dam,” Saturday) about our film, “We will be back, the …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2013 12:47 pm4588d ago
On the last day of the state legislative session, House File 640 passed. This important law benefits every Iowan’s pocketbook, …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2013 12:06 pm4589d ago
America’s become a society addicted not only to conveniences designed more to satisfy desires than enhance quality of life, but …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 9, 2013 12:17 am4589d ago
The Second Amendment is included in the Bill of Rights because those who fought the Revolutionary War against British tyranny …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 8, 2013 10:02 am4590d ago
Recently, The Gazette published two informational articles regarding nitrates in the local water supply (“Water source offers buffer from nitrates,” …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 8, 2013 10:00 am4590d ago
On June 1, correctional officers at Iowa Medical and Classification Center (where I am an inmate) found Alex Mabe dead …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 8, 2013 9:59 am4590d ago
I awoke recently with an epiphany regarding my ideology: Being a moderate, middle class, “we the people” type Democrat is …
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