While shopping at Walgreens on 16th Avenue on Dec. 18, a Christmas angel paid the balance on my purchase. I …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2012 11:05 pm5015d ago
While shopping at Walgreens on 16th Avenue on Dec. 18, a Christmas angel paid the balance on my purchase. I …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2012 11:03 pm5015d ago
Coe College’s expansion to the east, which has involved the purchase and demolition of many homes and the destruction of …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2012 11:02 pm5015d ago
Owners of bass fishing boats with big motors have made several arguments to eliminate the existing 10-horsepower limit on Lake …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 5, 2012 11:02 pm5015d ago
The issue of more time in school rolls around every few years. The main question is, what will happen during …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2012 2:28 pm5016d ago
To the merchants of Cedar Rapids: I just paid my daughter’s fine for speeding on Interstate 380. I made a …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2012 2:27 pm5016d ago
Going out to see the Christmas holiday lights provided a wonderful respite from political ads. Tremendous thanks to all the …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2012 2:25 pm5016d ago
In regards to the Dec. 29 letter “Cedar Rapids residents demand a senior center”: This individual is fed up with …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2012 2:24 pm5016d ago
People of Iowa, get over it. University of Iowa Professor Stephen Bloom’s article in “The Atlantic” is a satire, no …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 4, 2012 2:22 pm5016d ago
After attending the Cedar Rapids school board meeting on Dec. 12, I was disappointed to witness our elected officials celebrating …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2012 11:59 pm5017d ago
When Newt Gingrich went into Congress, his goal was to take over the House. There were people he supported that …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2012 11:56 pm5017d ago
Combining politics and Christmas makes for a depressing time of year. It’s freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. We …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2012 11:06 pm5017d ago
Why worry about candidates for president when the nation is on a destruct course? This destruction commenced with the decline …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2012 11:03 pm5017d ago
It seems that all of Iowa is experiencing the same sour effects from professor Stephen Bloom’s recent essay (in The …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2012 11:01 pm5017d ago
The new “gender equality” law, proposed by state Rep. Mary Mascher, passed by the 2009 Legislature, and in effect as …
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