Anyone who didn’t travel to the Kirkwood Community College campus on Aug. 11 missed a wonderful all-Shrine parade! It lasted …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2012 1:45 pm4784d ago
Anyone who didn’t travel to the Kirkwood Community College campus on Aug. 11 missed a wonderful all-Shrine parade! It lasted …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2012 1:44 pm4784d ago
I am a 24-year-old, born and raised Cedar Rapidian. I recently heard that our great city was building a Chick-fil-A …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 22, 2012 1:43 pm4784d ago
The so-called “farm bill” was up for vote in Congress before adjournment for five weeks. President Barack Obama was in …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2012 4:52 pm4784d ago
Why is it that a lot of politicians and the media are spending so much time and energy on voter …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2012 4:51 pm4784d ago
Recently, Chris Atchison, director of the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa and associate dean for UI’s Public …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2012 4:49 pm4784d ago
The Aug. 6 Gazette front page story, “Vilsack attracts more out-of-state donors,” reports that Christie Vilsack received 61 percent (or …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2012 4:48 pm4784d ago
It was exciting to see the support for Chick-fil-A at Westdale Mall on Aug. 1. People waited patiently in a …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 21, 2012 4:46 pm4784d ago
We are in a serious drought and many are saying we need to pray for rain. I agree. But our …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2012 3:37 pm4785d ago
An Aug. 3 Gazette editorial described the Iowa State Patrol as suffering from a severe lack of men, machines and …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2012 3:36 pm4785d ago
There have been a number of guest columns and letters recently that have been critical of Secretary of State Matt …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2012 3:35 pm4785d ago
I was shocked and disappointed to read that Larry Niemeyer had been relieved of his duties as a softball coach …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 20, 2012 3:34 pm4785d ago
Since June 2008, the residential daily service charge for water, sewer treatment, storm sewer, solid waste and recycling services has …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2012 1:49 pm4787d ago
Former Massachusetts Gov. and presidential candidate Mitt Romney picking Paul Ryan as his vice presidential candidate was brilliant! Ryan has …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2012 1:49 pm4787d ago
Though I’ve lived in Ohio for more than 26 years, when people ask me where I’m from, I still answer …
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