In 2000, Iowa passed a law requiring all employers to provide contraceptive drug coverage if the policy pays for any …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2012 11:48 pm5074d ago
In 2000, Iowa passed a law requiring all employers to provide contraceptive drug coverage if the policy pays for any …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2012 11:26 pm5075d ago
We need more people like Rick Fromm (“If pets can, why not humans?”, Feb. 6) who will speak up for …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2012 11:24 pm5075d ago
I am delighted with the coverage of the Decorah eagles. It’s heartwarming to know that thousands of people worldwide watch …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2012 11:17 pm5075d ago
I’ve been disappointed by recent articles about our city’s core areas. For years I’ve heard our council wants infill and …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2012 11:00 pm5075d ago
Voting “no” again on the extension of the local-option sales tax. I encourage others to do the same because I …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:51 pm5076d ago
Cedar Rapids needs flood protection for both sides of the river if we are going to become the city we …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:51 pm5076d ago
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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Letters to the Editor Feb. 18, 2012 11:50 pm5076d 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 pm5076d 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 pm5076d 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 pm5076d 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 pm5076d 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 pm5076d 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 pm5076d 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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