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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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2013 12:54 pm4646d ago
News of Jim Zabel’s passing kind of hit me the night he died – just the history of what he’s …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jun. 10, 2013 12:52 pm4646d 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 pm4646d 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 pm4647d 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 am4647d 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 am4648d 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 am4648d 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 am4648d 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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Letters to the Editor Jun. 8, 2013 9:50 am4648d ago
One of the most promising indications that a “corridor” meaningfully links Iowa City and Cedar Rapids/Marion, and all communities in …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2013 9:50 am4649d ago
What was President Barack Obama doing while Benghazi burned? Obviously, he wasn’t involved in the attack on an ambassador on …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 7, 2013 9:49 am4649d ago
I am responsible for training of medical students and new physicians in the specialty of emergency medicine at the University …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2013 12:16 pm4650d ago
Congratulations to Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids for achieving a score of “A” in the recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2013 12:16 pm4650d ago
On May 30, something happened down the street from my house, and fewer than 100 feet from a school in …
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Letters to the Editor Jun. 6, 2013 12:15 pm4650d ago
I find it unbelievable that a group of highly regarded specialized physicians would sell out to St. Luke’s Hospital, therefore …
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