It is hard to believe that an inspection by the Linn County Health Department revealed evidence of rodents and cockroaches …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2011 12:55 pm5131d ago
It is hard to believe that an inspection by the Linn County Health Department revealed evidence of rodents and cockroaches …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2011 12:52 pm5131d ago
I drive 30 miles twice a day on a bus route in flat farm land. The total number of pheasants …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2011 12:52 pm5131d ago
There has been much talk about spending and taxation as of late related to government deficits and the cumulative national …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2011 12:47 pm5131d ago
I have seen many new technologies in my short 19 years. If I have learned one thing, it’s if you …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 12, 2011 12:46 pm5131d ago
As in 2010, Iowans will have a chance in 2012 to send new blood to Washington, as our Founding Fathers …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2011 12:44 am5132d ago
One of the hot local topics lately seems to be this strange light gray container that has been appearing on …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2011 12:41 am5132d ago
Time to pay the dreaded property taxes again. The county, the city, and don’t forget the school system, graciously gives …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 11, 2011 12:39 am5132d ago
In remembering the old story about the last straw to break the camel’s back, I think of Cedar Rapids. Our …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2011 2:57 am5133d ago
The Cedar Rapids School District has faced unprecedented challenges in the last few years. The historic flood of 2008 destroyed …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2011 12:58 am5133d ago
John Laverty is both the common sense and intelligent choice for re-election to an at-large seat on the Cedar Rapids …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2011 12:48 am5133d ago
A recent article by Deb Thornton of Mount Pleasant-based Public Interest Institute states that only 38 percent of K-12 students …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2011 12:46 am5133d ago
We have been told that we must balance the federal budget and reduce the deficit by cutting spending and not …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2011 12:42 am5133d ago
Isn’t it a shame that 10 years after Sept. 11, New York City forgot the donations by Detroit’s Big 3. …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 10, 2011 12:04 am5133d ago
While the new Cy-Hawk trophy unveiled at the Iowa State Fair appears to have little to do with football (and …
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