Let’s consider six positions on six political topics: support for same-sex marriage, a women’s right to have an abortion, immigration …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2013 9:49 am4584d ago
Let’s consider six positions on six political topics: support for same-sex marriage, a women’s right to have an abortion, immigration …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2013 9:49 am4584d ago
I offer a note of gratitude to Cedar Memorial Cemetery for its treatment of deceased veterans. As a member of …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2013 9:48 am4584d ago
Picture this: Eve is in the garden and takes a bite of the forbidden fruit. She then gives the fruit …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 9, 2013 9:46 am4584d ago
There are no reported sightings of the compassionate farmer depicted in a recent Super Bowl ad. I worked for some …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2013 9:46 am4585d ago
My thanks to Mark NeuCollins (“Clean energy is within reach,” Feb. 23) and the other Iowans who drove to/from Washington …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2013 9:46 am4585d ago
Recently, I read Pastor Darran J. Whiting’s Jan. 24 guest column, “Enough is enough” on gun control. Whiting implores us …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 8, 2013 9:45 am4585d ago
Which would you rather pay for? Contraceptives or the welfare of an unplanned child for 18 years? In the United …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2013 11:51 am4586d ago
Small businesses in Cedar Rapids owe a large part of their success to independent contractors. Businesses rely on these specialists …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2013 11:45 am4586d ago
The budget battles in Congress and the proposed severe cuts will mean further hardship for many Iowans. White House figures …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2013 11:42 am4586d ago
Were you lucky enough to grow up with that one special friend who was always there for you and just …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 7, 2013 11:41 am4586d ago
The Boy Scouts have been in the news recently. Scouts learn to become good citizens by taking part in a …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 6, 2013 11:47 am4587d ago
I extend my deep, sincere thanks to Iowa Regent Bruce Rastetter. I had feared that the Iowa GOP had gone …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 6, 2013 11:42 am4587d ago
Regarding Kenneth A. Hubel’s Feb. 20 letter on the Second Amendment (“Amendment was made to protect government.”) During ratification of …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 6, 2013 11:40 am4587d ago
In response to the recent assault weapons ban talk, let me make a few things clear. I fired an M16 …
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