The April 11 article “Lombardi will keep coaching, teaching jobs at Washington,” caught my attention. There was little information given …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2012 1:35 pm5017d ago
The April 11 article “Lombardi will keep coaching, teaching jobs at Washington,” caught my attention. There was little information given …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2012 1:35 pm5017d ago
The recent “pink slime” debate has started me thinking on how we can help our representatives make better decisions when …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2012 1:32 pm5017d ago
For the second year in a row, President Barack Obama’s budget was demolished in the U.S. House by a March …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2012 1:10 pm5018d ago
A week ago, a fine man from the west side said that because we had a flood in 2008, we …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2012 12:55 pm5018d ago
Mary Sanchez’s April 11 column poses a question: “Have you ever faced a potentially dangerous, life-threatening situation?” I have on …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2012 12:53 pm5018d ago
“Pink slime,” or lean, finely textured beef, is a cheap way of producing a product that can be produced another …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2012 12:51 pm5018d ago
The caregiving team at DaVita Cedar Rapids was honored to welcome Fred Schuster, a staffer from Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office, …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2012 12:49 pm5018d ago
I find it awfully convenient that local gas stations all seem to have the same exact prices (price fixing?) and …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2012 1:57 pm5019d ago
Yes, cable barriers stop cars from crossing the median. What will they do to someone riding a motorcycle? I see …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2012 1:54 pm5019d ago
The truth about “hope and change” is that unemployment is in crisis, home values have dropped 13 percent, worker health …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2012 1:53 pm5019d ago
As I browsed my favorite news websites, the headline “Senator Calls Obama ‘Stupid’?” caught my attention. I read the article …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2012 1:52 pm5019d ago
I was pleased to read the article on Knutsen Auto Repair and Sales (“Have wrench, will travel,” March 28). Since …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 15, 2012 1:45 pm5019d ago
I can’t believe the City Council hasn’t yet approved selling Riverside Park to Penford. The price they have offered is …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 14, 2012 10:58 am5020d ago
For three generations, my family has gone to St. Luke’s Hospital for emergencies, outpatient surgeries and hospitalizations. I will be …
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