It’s a shame that the leaders are still making excuses on why they have not done this or why they …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2012 1:05 pm4903d ago
It’s a shame that the leaders are still making excuses on why they have not done this or why they …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2012 1:04 pm4903d ago
Every year it frustrates me when I read the teen birthrate statistics. For example: “Compared to 2000, the teen birthrate …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2012 12:35 pm4904d ago
Am I the only one who thinks the tax law is for the rich? Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad made more …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2012 12:33 pm4904d ago
Thank you for the April 15 opinion article by Eric J. Weiner, senior editor at the Institute for New Economic …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2012 12:32 pm4904d ago
At first, my reason for supporting Dick Schwab for the new Iowa House District 73 was because of his commitment …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2012 12:31 pm4904d ago
Jennifer Hemmingsen’s series about “fractured families” was excellent and it underlies the need to take the mystery out of mental …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2012 12:31 pm4904d ago
On May 8, 1992, armed forces of Armenia occupied Shusha, a predominantly Azerbaijani-populated city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:48 pm4905d ago
I would like to thank the nursing staff, third floor west and ICU at St. Luke’s Hospital for the excellent …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:46 pm4905d ago
Who is more powerful, a Hollywood comedy producer or a U.S. president? Inane question? Yes, but since inauguration of Barack …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:35 pm4905d ago
President Obama is insisting on a 30 percent tax on anyone making a million or more a year. He claims …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:33 pm4905d ago
I can’t agree with the former Marine (Joe Denemark) whose April 5 letter said, “If this ‘stand your ground’ law …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:16 pm4905d ago
I’m thinking it’s a little bit strange that the Iowa Legislature could find enough votes to pass a Dove Kill …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2012 1:16 pm4906d ago
Earth Day, on Sunday, came in the middle of a presidential campaign this year and Iowa is positioned to tip …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2012 1:15 pm4906d ago
Cedar Rapids City Council, try to get it together. So far you have been doing a terrible job at running …
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