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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:21 am5041d ago
It’s spring and a good time to remember that commonly used lawn applications contain carcinogens and neurotoxins that are absorbed …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 25, 2012 12:20 am5041d 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 am5041d 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 am5041d 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 am5042d 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 am5042d 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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Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2012 12:40 am5042d ago
The Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison is true to its reputation – a maximum security facility that is designed …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2012 12:39 am5042d ago
While at a local establishment recently to purchase a cup of ice cream after lunch, I discovered there was a …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2012 12:38 am5042d ago
Your Feb. 26 editorial, “A partnership well done,” was well done and timely. Through the generosity and efforts of the …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 24, 2012 12:17 am5042d ago
As a graduate of the University of Iowa and a supporter of our three state universities, I welcomed the March …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2012 12:09 am5043d ago
If the state nuclear energy bill is passed, even with the amendments that supposedly “improve” the bill, it still will …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2012 12:08 am5043d ago
So Rush Limbaugh apologized for calling a Georgetown law student a slut and a prostitute. To say he has chosen …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2012 12:08 am5043d ago
Recently, I had a young man come to my house soliciting funds to fix the gym floor at Wilson School. …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 23, 2012 12:07 am5043d ago
I am a nurse at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Two years ago, Congress passed and President Barack Obama …
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