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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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:46 pm5011d ago
Who is more powerful, a Hollywood comedy producer or a U.S. president? Inane question? Yes, but since inauguration of Barack …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2012 1:35 pm5011d 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 pm5011d 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 pm5011d 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 pm5012d 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 pm5012d 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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Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2012 1:12 pm5012d ago
From the sidelines, another football coach, Bobby Petrino, bites the dust. Jerry Sandusky’s trial is scheduled to begin soon. That …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2012 1:01 pm5012d ago
I made the difficult decision to fire my doctor last week. It was difficult, as he is a very good …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2012 9:49 am5013d ago
Regarding the Iowa House passage of yet another dimwitted proposed law, Rep. Bruce Hunter, D-Des Moines, encouraged Democrats to vote …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2012 9:47 am5013d ago
Advocacy groups have highlighted the highest payouts of pension benefits to public employees in Iowa, using these examples to start …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2012 9:46 am5013d ago
I wonder if Al Schafbuch (“Corn sweetener gets sour reputation,” April 14) has a medical degree to go with his …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2012 9:45 am5013d ago
There is a brief but essential message from a holocaust survivor in the April 17 story on Holocaust Remembrance Day: …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2012 9:44 am5013d ago
If we want to have “morning in America” and “a bright new day” for our children who are now young …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2012 9:43 am5013d ago
The “stand your ground” (SYG) law assures the right of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves in public as they might …
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