I was disturbed by reading the July 28 accounts about Cedar Rapids City Council members justifying the extravagant spending in …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2011 1:47 pm5171d ago
I was disturbed by reading the July 28 accounts about Cedar Rapids City Council members justifying the extravagant spending in …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2011 1:42 pm5171d ago
Imagine a scenario in which members of the West Branch City Council and chief executive officers from P&G and Acciona …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2011 1:40 pm5171d ago
West Delaware. A name that gets the blood of any Independence fan boiling. There is nothing worse than a loss …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2011 1:37 pm5171d ago
Congress needs to exploit what it does best. Things like renaming post offices, declaring national buttermilk days, and spewing toxic …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2011 1:36 pm5171d ago
Recently, a Cedar Falls couple was awarded a $1.3 million verdict after their daughter suffered a brachial plexus injury. The …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 3, 2011 1:34 pm5171d ago
The July 28 story, “Debt crisis: How did we get here?” starts to explain the debt problem. However, more of …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 2, 2011 5:16 pm5172d ago
Mayor Ron Corbett is quoted in the July 28 Gazette as saying, “Local taxpayers won’t pay diddly squat for those …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 2, 2011 5:14 pm5172d ago
The July 22 article, “Medicaid savings in millions,” makes a strong case for a single-payer, universal health-care system. Eliminating waste, …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 2, 2011 5:08 pm5172d ago
To put Officer Robyn Obadal on unpaid administrative leave with charges of dog theft is totally ridiculous! What should have …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 2, 2011 5:07 pm5172d ago
Did I understand the writer correctly who speaks of “The Back Page” and “Snapshots” as undesirable in the daily Gazette? …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 2, 2011 5:04 pm5172d ago
In response to the July 24 article “Picking up the pieces. Mount Vernon stops reeling, starts healing after suicides.’” First, …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 1, 2011 1:46 pm5173d ago
A sight to behold. While driving along Wilson Avenue the morning of July 24, I saw a police car and …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 1, 2011 1:45 pm5173d ago
I have read with interest the letters about dogs at the Downtown Farmers Market. I have been to the market …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 1, 2011 1:33 pm5173d ago
In any renaming of The Eastern Iowa Airport, I suggest you approve the name of Arthur Collins. He did more …
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