Regarding the Aug. 14 letter by James Schmitz (“Obama should accept blame for country)”: You made a statement that amazed …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2011 10:56 am5155d ago
Regarding the Aug. 14 letter by James Schmitz (“Obama should accept blame for country)”: You made a statement that amazed …
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Parents of students in the Cedar Rapids Community Schools should be outraged and should show up Monday to voice their …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2011 10:44 am5155d ago
Bill Ferrel (Aug. 12 guest column) is on the mark in calling for Republican candidates to address the most important …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 19, 2011 10:43 am5155d ago
At 2 a.m. Aug. 12, I was driving downtown to pick up my son and some friends at an establishment …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2011 12:57 pm5156d ago
While President Barack Obama visited Iowa during his economy-themed bus tour, unemployment remained above 9 percent for the 20th consecutive …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2011 12:57 pm5156d ago
It is interesting that the articles in the Aug. 14 Business 380 insert about the credit unions did not include …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2011 12:44 pm5156d ago
Isn’t it ironic that those folks who were able to accumulate a little nest egg by being responsible and living …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 18, 2011 12:43 pm5156d ago
While KDAT used to be my favorite radio station and a station I felt I could play when my kids …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 4:10 pm5157d ago
On Aug. 11, the same day The Gazette ran the story about the new cable barriers being installed on Interstate …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:29 pm5157d ago
Has America lost all its common sense? We are people with hopes and dreams and faults and faith in God. …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:29 pm5157d ago
Gov. Rick Perry for president? Every county in Texas is now a disaster area while Perry remains in complete denial …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:27 pm5157d ago
With reference to the rainfall record set in Dubuque and surrounding areas on July 28, Charles R. Crawley of Cedar …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:27 pm5157d ago
In response to Bill Ferrel’s Aug. 12 column “Republicans should address climate change at Ames straw poll”: I recently listened …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:19 pm5157d ago
On Aug. 11, the same day The Gazette ran the story about the new cable barriers being installed on Interstate …
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