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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 29, 2011 11:38 pm5127d ago
If there were a candidate for president who: l Always voted according to the Constitution. l Never flip-flopped on a …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Dec. 28, 2011 11:59 pm5128d ago
Newt Gingrich’s criticism of courts for not ruling according to Americans’ wishes rings a familiar and ominous bell. It resembles …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 28, 2011 11:06 pm5128d ago
There are 47,000-plus seniors in and around Cedar Rapids and Linn County. The city and county have used tax money …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 28, 2011 11:04 pm5128d ago
Americans Elect is a group set to vote for a third party name on the ballot for president. We already …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 28, 2011 11:03 pm5128d ago
Professor Stephen Bloom thrives on controversy. That fact becomes obvious rather quickly when one gets to know him. But controversy …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 28, 2011 11:01 pm5128d ago
Thank you for publishing the photo of the speeding bass boat on Lake Macbride with the Dec. 14 letter. Since …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:58 pm5129d ago
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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Letters to the Editor Dec. 27, 2011 11:56 pm5129d 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 pm5129d 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 pm5129d 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 pm5129d 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 pm5129d 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 pm5129d 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 pm5130d 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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