Like most Americans, I’m concerned about our country’s future. The wealthy control the GOP and media tool (Fox), which maintains …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:42 pm5147d ago
Like most Americans, I’m concerned about our country’s future. The wealthy control the GOP and media tool (Fox), which maintains …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:33 pm5147d ago
I want to thank columnist Todd Dorman for his excellent analysis (Tuesday column) to a distraught reader relative to President …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:31 pm5147d ago
I hear candidates talk about their values and I have to wonder where they learned them. What bothers me is …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:28 am5148d ago
Iowans in Support of Public Education is a coalition that resents public money flowing to private schools. I would rather …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2011 12:40 pm5148d ago
In the Aug. 20 story, “History Helper,” Jim Hoffman states that the renovation of the Paramount Theatre is requiring no …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2011 12:38 pm5148d ago
I certainly agree with Nicole Kimball (“Morning KDAT content has become vile,” Aug. 19 letter). I enjoy listening to music …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2011 12:37 pm5148d ago
My county tax statement indicates a 1.44 percent decrease in the levy but due to an increase in the taxable …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2011 12:37 pm5148d ago
On Aug. 12 in Wilton, Newt Gingrich made a comment about the Declaration of Independence. He noted it states we …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2011 12:28 pm5148d ago
I thoroughly agree with Thomas Miller’s Aug. 5 letter, “Public should decide lawmakers’ benefits.” Congress has generous retirement and health …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 26, 2011 12:27 pm5148d ago
For those Gazette readers who don’t want to hear trashy talk on the radio, I suggest that you listen to …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2011 1:01 pm5149d ago
In June, we held a fundraiser for Isaac William Oldridge at the Hiawatha Community Center. Isaac was born in July …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2011 1:00 pm5149d ago
We keep hearing that the unemployment rate number is a little over 9 percent. This is based on a method …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2011 12:59 pm5149d ago
Americans are sick of politicians, including Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and President Obama, who say one thing and …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2011 12:50 pm5149d ago
I recently attended the Cedar Rapids Amphitheater Music Fest. It was a beautiful day to sit in Greene Square Park …
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