I’ve been watching the news on the proposed Cedar Rapids school closings. I think the school board and the superintendent …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2012 11:47 pm4961d ago
I’ve been watching the news on the proposed Cedar Rapids school closings. I think the school board and the superintendent …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2012 11:46 pm4961d ago
The unprecedented flood of 2008 was more than just a blow to our community and economy; it disrupted lives and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2012 11:18 pm4962d ago
Now that the House bill banning red-light and speeding cameras has passed through committee, I applaud those who supported the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2012 11:17 pm4962d ago
Roman Catholics, under the direction and example of their bishops and priests, certainly never engage in any sexual activity unless …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2012 11:16 pm4962d ago
During the past several hundred years, society has extracted all the carbon it could from the earth, carbon that had …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2012 11:15 pm4962d ago
Talk is cheap. Let’s get real and consider what is important to Cedar Rapids. I’m talking about Penford and its …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:58 pm4963d ago
Since 1993, I have lived in the 1100 block of East Jefferson Street and have watched the neighborhoods between Dodge …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:57 pm4963d ago
I’ve never worked harder than I did after the flood of 2008. I would not trade the last few years …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:55 pm4963d ago
I wrote a letter before the first vote on extending the local-option sales tax. I said the reason we were …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:50 pm4963d ago
The United States seems intent on war with Iran. From 2010 to the present we engaged in war in Iraq …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:47 pm4963d ago
Thank you for the prominent and easy-to-read Feb. 17 article “Extreme Iowa,” which clearly documented some of the highlights from …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:46 pm4963d ago
The public is being told that by closing two Cedar Rapids schools they will save about $1 million a year. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:45 pm4963d ago
I agree with Rick Santorum. Sometimes we all just “have to make the best out of a bad situation.” Of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2012 11:45 pm4963d ago
I support preservation of Polk Elementary School. You already have at your fingertips many statistics that speak to the good …
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