Apparently the only signature item on the agenda of the January 2012 State of the Union address was a clever …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:52 am4914d ago
Apparently the only signature item on the agenda of the January 2012 State of the Union address was a clever …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:50 am4914d ago
Thank you for the heartwarming story about the treatment of Haitian infant Bedica Ermilus by Drs. Chris Buresh and Ginny …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:49 am4914d ago
We need to examine the Cedar Rapids Community School District as a business. The clients of the school district are …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:49 am4914d ago
Robert Boyle, founding father of modern chemistry, would be rolling over in his grave. I have read with interest the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:48 am4914d ago
April is Autism Awareness Month. I have been getting a lot of phone calls from people wanting to know what …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:47 am4914d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley called President Obama stupid for stating he felt the Supreme Court would not rule a law passed …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2012 10:44 am4915d ago
As a corn farmer, I get upset when I’m at the grocery store and see foods marketed as being free …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2012 10:43 am4915d ago
To all Republicans in Congress and especially Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.: Keep your hands off railroad retirement. The House of …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2012 10:39 am4915d ago
I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids. Nine years ago, I returned after living in several large cities for …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 13, 2012 10:38 am4915d ago
An April article (“Iowa corn farmers need the nitrogen that’s polluting Gulf”) adopted a resigned tone regarding the impacts of …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2012 12:37 pm4916d ago
I have had the experience of living in a county with Tom Slockett as the auditor and for almost the …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2012 12:35 pm4916d ago
The appearance of guilt unleashes the anger/hatred of society’s court of public opinion, who shout, “No justice, no peace” – …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2012 12:35 pm4916d ago
I attended Washington High School in the late 1960s. We all have seen the rather dramatic transition that the Washington …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 12, 2012 12:34 pm4916d ago
Lies, deceit, corruption and trickery abound in Washington, D.C., and I’m pretty sure some of the legislators are for sale …
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