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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 1, 2012 11:48 am4774d ago
I’d like to thank our loyal blood donors for providing a critical resource for local hospitals during a time of …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 1, 2012 11:46 am4774d ago
In response to the writer who claims Chick-fil-A is a step back for Cedar Rapids (“New Chick-fil-A is a step …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 30, 2012 1:31 pm4775d ago
Regarding the lead story in Monday’s Gazette (“Farm bill inaction could turn clock back to 1949”) describing “nightmarish scenario is …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 30, 2012 1:28 pm4775d ago
I enjoyed Sen. Rob Hogg’s Aug. 25 column (“Follow farmers’ lead”) about solar electricity potential in Iowa. The Indian Creek …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 30, 2012 1:27 pm4775d ago
Congressman Todd Akin of Missouri would do the GOP and our nation a great favor if he quit his Senate …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 30, 2012 1:26 pm4775d ago
Regarding the Aug. 25 article, “Changing landscape has presidential hopefuls campaigning behind enemy lines”: I highlighted the word “enemy.” The …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:43 pm4776d ago
Please, let’s stop wasting money, time and manpower on a non-problem (voter ID). A cynic has said that it’s not …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:43 pm4776d ago
I just saw the film “2016: Obama’s America.” This film definitely is in the “outstanding” category. While the event accounts …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:42 pm4776d ago
Liz Mathis has served as Iowa senator since last November, when she won a special election to fill the seat …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:42 pm4776d ago
Now that the mindset of the Republican congressman from Missouri, Todd Akin, who said that a woman’s body can prevent …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:41 pm4776d ago
Two weeks ago I had my annual checkup, including a Pap smear test, and as I was writing my co-pay …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:40 pm4776d ago
As a radiation oncologist, I am deeply troubled by the proposed Medicare cuts that could take effect Jan. 1. These …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:39 pm4776d ago
As a physician, I am disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision to let the president’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) stand …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 29, 2012 1:38 pm4776d ago
In response to Sen. Tom Harkin’s Aug. 17 guest column, “Ryan budget would end Medicare as we know it”: I …
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