To the insufferably smug auteur of the Nov. 28 letter titled “Quit your complaining and go to school.” Well, lucky …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2012 11:28 pm5018d ago
To the insufferably smug auteur of the Nov. 28 letter titled “Quit your complaining and go to school.” Well, lucky …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2012 11:24 pm5018d ago
In 1961, Cedar Rapidian planners’ appreciation for the past was eclipsed by the promise of contemporary building, and the city’s …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2012 11:20 pm5018d ago
Why would someone sell his or her family farm at an auction that appears to be set up to favor …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 2, 2012 11:15 pm5018d ago
In 2008, when President Obama was elected, he enjoyed a Democratic majority in the Senate and the House. During those …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2012 11:56 pm5019d ago
I never thought I would trade my Democrat party registration for a GOP party card, but I did last week. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2012 11:55 pm5019d ago
A professor at the University of Iowa, Stephen Bloom, recently wrote a derogatory essay that is so hate filled, despicable …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2012 11:37 pm5019d ago
To the lady in Illinois who received a ticket from a city official and will no longer visit or do …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2012 12:05 pm5019d ago
The tragedy at Sandy Hook has everyone talking about how we prevent another such tragedy – gun control, mental health …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2012 11:56 am5019d ago
To Georgina Dodge, associate vice president and chief diversity officer, and Michael Barron, assistant provost and executive director of admissions, …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 1, 2012 11:54 am5019d ago
Recently, several members of Congress signed a letter to both President Obama and Speaker John Boehner, asking them to raise …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2011 3:27 pm5020d ago
I read an interesting proposal in Popular Science to use U.S. postal trucks for other uses while they are on …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2011 3:24 pm5020d ago
I’ve been unemployed since April 2010. On Dec. 27, I went to the Cedar Rapids unemployment office at Lindale Mall …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31, 2011 3:22 pm5020d ago
The Dec. 25 letter (“Visitor’s ticket leads to loss for C.R. businesses”) from the out-of-state visitor who stated she “would …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 30, 2011 11:14 pm5021d ago
Do we need a balanced budget? Most will say yes. What about the national debt? A balanced budget will not …
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