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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:36 pm4970d ago
Does anyone else find it interesting and ironic regarding Gov. Terry Branstad’s support for higher fines and exterior cameras for …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:35 pm4970d ago
I am a grandmother to three granddaughters and feel blessed. As they grow into young, healthy women, they will have …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:34 pm4970d ago
Is it possible that Monica Vernon and the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s board have lost touch with …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2012 11:28 pm4971d ago
I read with great sadness the Feb. 5 opinion articles pointing out the increasing loss of historic structures in Cedar …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2012 11:27 pm4971d ago
Home-schooled. Of the few explanations I could conjure, this was the kindest. Jennifer Bioche must have been home-schooled and thus …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2012 11:26 pm4971d ago
In response to Kathleen Parker’s Feb. 7 column, “Komen, Catholics and the cost of conscience.” Parker is biased and some …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 17, 2012 11:24 pm4971d ago
Two girls were sitting near me at Applebees on Feb. 3. We exchanged a few words as they were getting …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2012 11:52 pm4972d ago
The Lake Macbride Study Committee was created by the state legislative council to review requirements and make recommendations pertaining to …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2012 11:52 pm4972d ago
The Democratic administration has been working on the details for the new health care bill. Because of concerns of religious …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2012 11:51 pm4972d ago
There has been some outrage recently about the contraception element of the Affordable Care Act. Preventive health care is a …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 16, 2012 11:49 pm4972d ago
While most U.S. troops have left Iraq, we are still mired in violent conflicts in Afghanistan and there is an …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2012 11:30 pm4973d ago
The Iowa Legislature is working on a bill that would allow MidAmerican Energy to collect money from its customers for …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2012 11:29 pm4973d ago
Thirty-four years ago, my family moved to Cedar Rapids. We enjoyed the city as a good place to raise our …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 15, 2012 11:28 pm4973d ago
I agree with Rick Fromm’s Feb. 6 guest column stating “the terminally or irreversibly ill should have the right to …
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