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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 12, 2012 11:00 pm4976d ago
Social Security and Medicare are not entitlements. We paid for this all the years we worked. It started in 1935 …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:20 pm4977d ago
President Obama swore an oath to obey the U.S. Constitution to faithfully execute the laws of the land. He is …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:19 pm4977d ago
For people traveling I-380 you know that if you set your cruise control at 8 miles an hour above the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:18 pm4977d ago
I like the traffic cameras very much since I feel safer driving, especially on I-380. They have really slowed down …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:17 pm4977d ago
Each one of the seemingly endless line of Republican debates makes it increasingly clear that Newt Gingrich is little more …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:17 pm4977d ago
It seems Gov. Branstad would not mind interfering with local government again. He interfered with the renovation of the U. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:16 pm4977d ago
We have endured a poor economy without jobs, destruction of our savings, taxation and government regulation not to support us …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:15 pm4977d ago
The idea of education reform is great, but not when taken to the extent that has been recently proposed. All …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:15 pm4977d ago
Has anyone else noticed that some politicians making the most noise about banning the traffic cameras are the ones who’ve …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:14 pm4977d ago
As Sheriff Terry Branstad and his legislative posse saddle up to do away with those darned pesky cameras, let’s suggest …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:13 pm4977d ago
In 1826, John Adams said, “There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation: One is by the sword, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:12 pm4977d ago
For all those who cannot seem to read the speed limit and traffic camera signs, perhaps the city should put …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:10 pm4977d ago
Why is there even a controversy about having Lake Macbride a no-wake lake year-round? Has the no-wake rule ruined any …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 11, 2012 11:09 pm4977d ago
As a former west-side business owner, current west-side property owner and co-founder of the Cedar Rapids Small Business Recovery Group …
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