The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains a health insurance excise tax set to go into effect next year, which will …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 29, 2013 12:43 pm4600d ago
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains a health insurance excise tax set to go into effect next year, which will …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor May. 28, 2013 12:40 pm4601d ago
This is impossible to expect, but what if this starts at the top in Washington and will trickle down to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 28, 2013 12:37 pm4601d ago
In addition to the scandals listed in The Gazette on May 16 – IRS targets conservative groups, the Benghazi cover-up …
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Letters to the Editor May. 28, 2013 12:27 pm4601d ago
I would like to thank everyone involved with the May 11 National Association of Letter Carriers food drive. In 1991, …
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Letters to the Editor May. 28, 2013 12:26 pm4601d ago
The latest development in the discussion about Johnson County SEATS services is upsetting. SEATS users and advocates assumed there would …
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Letters to the Editor May. 27, 2013 1:37 pm4602d ago
Ah, the signs of spring are finally here. Motorcycles that apparently can’t be loud enough, the people who seem to …
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Letters to the Editor May. 27, 2013 1:36 pm4602d ago
For many people, it takes a disaster to bring to mind their insurance and whether or not they have proper …
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Letters to the Editor May. 27, 2013 1:35 pm4602d ago
Most laws are meant to stop people from doing something they should not do and to penalize those who disregard …
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Letters to the Editor May. 26, 2013 12:43 pm4603d ago
This is to clarify what might be the public’s misunderstanding: I, with many others, was incensed in receiving the letter …
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Letters to the Editor May. 26, 2013 12:40 pm4603d ago
One of the “prize” education programs in Cedar Rapids, Metro Alternative High School, appears to be no longer valued by …
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Letters to the Editor May. 25, 2013 11:44 am4604d ago
There must be other people who are as puzzled as we are over the sudden and unexpected Cardiologists L.C. announcement …
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Letters to the Editor May. 25, 2013 11:44 am4604d ago
The debate over the death penalty has been renewed by the national coverage given to Jodi Arias’ murder conviction. The …
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Letters to the Editor May. 25, 2013 11:43 am4604d ago
Iowa residents and taxpayers are being horribly betrayed by Gov. Terry Branstad and his Republican henchmen in the Legislature. They …
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Letters to the Editor May. 25, 2013 11:42 am4604d ago
In his May 19 letter, “Criticism about Grassley, guns doesn’t hold up,” Dean Varner stated: “Gun ownership is a right …
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