CREST (Cedar Rapids Extended Sales Tax group) has dumped the local-option sales tax extension in the laps of the voters …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:58 pm5024d ago
CREST (Cedar Rapids Extended Sales Tax group) has dumped the local-option sales tax extension in the laps of the voters …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:56 pm5024d ago
Is anyone surprised that the city will tear down the old public works building and build a new one? They …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:51 pm5024d ago
Like many others, I once raised my hand and swore an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution. Whether or not …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:12 pm5024d ago
A Polk County district judge ruled that Gov. Terry Branstad’s line item veto was unconstitutional, when he shut down 36 …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:11 pm5024d ago
University of Iowa professor Stephen Bloom set a trap and The Gazette and columnist Todd Dorman took the bait. They …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:10 pm5024d ago
President Obama appointed a commission to fix Social Security. The conclusion was that several things could be done, such as …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:08 pm5024d ago
President Barack Obama has to be defeated, but we don’t need a 30-year progressive insider like Newt Gingrich to win …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2011 11:10 pm5025d ago
Hope is what Polk School does for its students. Hope is what Polk School does for its neighborhood. Please consider …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2011 11:09 pm5025d ago
The question and answer exchange in the Dec. 11 Home section is woefully off track when it comes to radon. …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2011 11:09 pm5025d ago
Please, please, please pay attention when traveling in downtown Cedar Rapids on First Avenue, especially when approaching the railroad tracks …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2011 11:08 pm5025d ago
The Dec. 16 column by Orlan Love (“Taking the counterpoint for Iowa hunters, anglers”) in response to Stephen Bloom’s article …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 26, 2011 11:07 pm5025d ago
Regarding the Dec. 11 editorial (“Driving parental responsibility”) about Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham’s request for an ordinance “to …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2011 11:59 pm5026d ago
I enjoy the renewed great fishing at Lake Macbride State Park. This is primarily due to the tremendous amount of …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 25, 2011 11:58 pm5026d ago
Stephen Bloom, OK, so you’ve exercised your right to free rant, oops, speech. Now, it’s my turn. Something tells me …
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