I read with interest Loras Weber’s Feb. 12 letter on the absence of opposition letters to the upcoming LOST vote. …
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I read with interest Loras Weber’s Feb. 12 letter on the absence of opposition letters to the upcoming LOST vote. …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:50 pm4970d ago
The flood of 2008 brought Cedar Rapids a disaster of historical measures. I used to think, what are the odds …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:49 pm4970d ago
Here we go again. An old song with a new theme. The problem with the 1-cent local-option sales tax is …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:48 pm4970d ago
We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:47 pm4970d ago
If you don’t give them bread, give them cake. Keep people happy and divert them from the problems facing the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:46 pm4970d ago
Automaker Henry Ford paid workers well. He knew for an economy to grow, people must make enough to buy products. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:45 pm4970d ago
In order to protect our citizens and guests along our highways, Cedar Rapids police need all the help they can …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:44 pm4970d ago
Last March, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill that abolished the automatic deduction of union dues from …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:43 pm4970d ago
Perhaps the word respect has a different meaning for some than others. If as adults, coaches, teachers or even spectators, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:41 pm4970d ago
Was surfing the radio on Feb. 3, and heard this Fox News break: Item 1: Obama says politicians need to …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:39 pm4970d ago
Linda Marple’s letter (“Coe College, Polk could be partners,” Feb. 12) suggesting a partnership between Coe College and Polk Elementary …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:38 pm4970d ago
The First Christian Church building was bought by St. Luke’s Hospital to be demolished and replaced by a parking lot …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:37 pm4970d ago
In response to the Feb. 11 letter, “Burning U.S. flag should be federal crime”: I joined the military specifically to …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:36 pm4970d ago
The Feb. 3 letter “Bring others to Polk instead of closing it,” is worthy of repeating. The exceptional achievement of …
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