How wonderful it is to have people like Barbara Newhall (July 30 letter, “Count the reasons to rejoice in your …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2012 1:37 pm4954d ago
How wonderful it is to have people like Barbara Newhall (July 30 letter, “Count the reasons to rejoice in your …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2012 1:57 pm4955d ago
As long as we continue to sell weapons of war to private citizens, mentally stable or not, massacres like Aurora, …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2012 1:56 pm4955d ago
Won’t somebody please make it stop? I can’t take the Obama/Romney ad marathon anymore. I’ve got carpal tunnel syndrome from …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2012 1:54 pm4955d ago
To Jenn Jones in Anamosa (July 19 letter, “Braley, Obama want more taxes, regulation”): You say that President Obama is …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2012 1:46 pm4955d ago
Responding to Herman Lenz’s letter on July 16 (“Religious extremists don’t believe in choice”), you say “religious extremists” force people …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2012 1:43 pm4955d ago
Cedar Rapids is my hometown and I remember when the Westdale Mall was built and was the mall to go …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2012 1:21 pm4956d ago
What a wonderful world this could be if everyone would follow your example. Your kindness in turning in my billfold …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2012 1:19 pm4956d ago
Once again, Cedar Rapids has wasted our tax money. The city spent $400,000 for RAGBRAI (including donations) and sold about …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2012 1:17 pm4956d ago
I would like to thank the Czech Village, New Bohemia District, Main Street District and Sara Reasner for all the …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2012 1:15 pm4956d ago
Concerning Matt Schultz, Iowa’s Secretary of State, and his dogged pursuit of illegal voters who presented themselves as someone else …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2012 1:13 pm4956d ago
I am appalled by the statement by the Iowa Republican Party director that endorses the ouster of Iowa Supreme Court …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2012 12:54 pm4957d ago
I recently received a speeding ticket from one of the interstate cameras, and do you know what I’m going to …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2012 12:53 pm4957d ago
I was asked by a friend to drive him to Louisa County in search of cemeteries to pursue his family …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2012 12:53 pm4957d ago
On July 5, I was on a road trip with my son and grandson to Pennsylvania. Being from Fairmont, Minn., …
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