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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2012 12:25 am4934d ago
Other than profanity and the length of a letter, why does The Gazette edit its letters? By doing this, the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2012 12:24 am4934d ago
Thirteen years ago, we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy, enriching and challenging our lives in many ways. As …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2012 12:22 am4934d ago
This is for College Community taxpayers. Did you know that the College Community school board is buying 73 acres of …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2012 12:22 am4934d ago
Americans have never faced greater threats to their freedoms than we face today. With all the mischief afoot in Washington, …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 26, 2012 12:05 am4934d ago
Despite changes in mayors and City Council members, many voters’ concern over excessive spending and taxation still fell on deaf …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:24 am4935d ago
Some gals from Jefferson High School, class of 1959, recently gathered at Bushwood. Some soldiers came in and sat behind …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:23 am4935d ago
In statistics; the person doing the statistical assessment, if they are not careful (or intentional), determine statistical significance. This came …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:22 am4935d ago
The public accuses and decries when politicians lie to them. Then the public takes up the same tactics to support …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:21 am4935d ago
It’s spring and a good time to remember that commonly used lawn applications contain carcinogens and neurotoxins that are absorbed …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:20 am4935d ago
Saturday was World Tuberculosis Day. Many Americans are too young to remember when tuberculosis (TB) was the most feared disease …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:20 am4935d ago
The Senate Commerce Committee is actively considering House File 561, which would allow a utility to collect the costs of …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:18 am4935d ago
I find it peculiar that one school district (Cedar Rapids) closes elementary schools, while at the same time its southern …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2012 12:42 am4936d ago
On Feb. 7, an angel was at Sub City restaurant in downtown Cedar Rapids. My husband and I went to …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2012 12:41 am4936d ago
It’s raining in Iowa and we are all getting hosed. The state has an obligation to spend 99 percent of …
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