Here we go again, Cedar Rapids, another brain-dead idea: spend $150,000 on a ridiculous welcome sign. I couldn’t believe my …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 1:26 pm4896d ago
Here we go again, Cedar Rapids, another brain-dead idea: spend $150,000 on a ridiculous welcome sign. I couldn’t believe my …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 1:25 pm4896d ago
This election will come down to one three-point shot from above the circle. Who can sink it? Obama or Romney? …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 1:22 pm4896d ago
Things hard to understand: Why anyone would re-elect President Obama, when you are 80 and you remember how corrupt Illinois …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 1:21 pm4896d ago
In the Sept. 13 letter “Where are the godless communists now?” the author said there are “godless communists” among Democrats …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:57 am4896d ago
Alliant Energy seems to be getting away with murder by destroying the beauty and symmetry of many trees on city …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:55 am4896d ago
Regarding the political cartoon found in the Sept. 9 Opinion section: Really now, is it so important for President Obama …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:55 am4896d ago
Iowa’s future is at stake. The lack of discourse between the Iowa House and Senate has led to increased apathy …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:54 am4896d ago
Many rivers are at their lowest levels. These rivers should be dredged now with the sand removed and stockpiled for …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:53 am4896d ago
The mainstream media has placed considerable attention on Gov. Mitt Romney’s income tax returns. The media and members of Congress …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:52 am4896d ago
So Mitt Romney thinks that roughly half of us are moochers (that includes seniors, minimum-wage workers impoverished by profit-driven industries, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:51 am4896d ago
Two supposedly competing brands of bottled water, DEM and REP, contain an additive called socialism, which renders its users clueless …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2012 8:50 am4896d ago
In his Sept. 16 letter, “Minorities’ vote based on race, not information,” Woodrow Smith claims “Black racism against whites” is …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2012 5:27 pm4897d ago
A review of state legislation enacted when Art Staed represented us reveals progressive legislation whether it be for the economy, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 2, 2012 5:27 pm4897d ago
For anyone who has not yet been into the remodeled Jean Oxley Public Service Center (935 Second St. SW, Cedar …
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