I recently received a “Speaker Alert” email concerning the Keystone project: “If you were president and could help create thousands …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2012 11:10 pm5105d ago
I recently received a “Speaker Alert” email concerning the Keystone project: “If you were president and could help create thousands …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2012 11:10 pm5105d ago
It’s time that state legislators take a realistic look at the horsepower limitation issue affecting fishermen using Lake Macbride. There …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2012 11:09 pm5105d ago
I see it is that time of year again where the compensation board doles out its recommended pay increases for …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2012 11:08 pm5105d ago
In response to Jerry R. Johnson’s letter (“Paul’s relentless contacts turn off voter,” Jan. 16), it should be noted that …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2012 11:01 pm5105d ago
I would like to inform all homeowners in Cedar Rapids of how your city leaders are spending your tax dollars. …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 20, 2012 11:00 pm5105d ago
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that “money” qualified as free speech under the Constitution, conservatives cheered as they visualized …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2012 11:14 pm5106d ago
I’m sure very few of us, in Iowa, followed Mitt Romney’s campaign for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in 1994. In …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2012 11:13 pm5106d ago
The lead story in the Jan. 15 Gazette (“Risky business”) clearly demonstrates the folly of any government or any agency …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2012 11:11 pm5106d ago
Although I do not condone the actions of the Marines toward the bodies of the Taliban fighters, neither do I …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 19, 2012 9:15 am5107d ago
Schools don’t need to be closed in Cedar Rapids because of poor management! Poor school management foolishly jumped to conclusions …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2012 11:39 pm5107d ago
I think the idea of a shared school and community recreation center at Harrison Elementary is a great idea! It …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2012 11:38 pm5107d ago
As I was reading “Economists in favor of state fuel tax increase” in the Jan. 14 Gazette, I had a …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2012 11:37 pm5107d ago
Was it right for those Marines to urinate on those “poor terrorists?” Maybe not. Was it right for the people …
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Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2012 11:36 pm5107d ago
Whether liberal or conservative, progressive or regressive and regardless of your party affiliation, if you think your votes in November …
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