The annual Pigman Triathlon was Aug. 21. Not realizing this, I found myself driving on Palo Marsh/Lewis Bottoms Road during …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2011 2:44 pm5252d ago
The annual Pigman Triathlon was Aug. 21. Not realizing this, I found myself driving on Palo Marsh/Lewis Bottoms Road during …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 28, 2011 12:54 am5252d ago
Re-elect John Laverty for Cedar Rapids School Board and know that you will be heard. With the current budget constraints …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:47 pm5253d ago
In the next few days, the season for legally hunting mourning doves will begin. The Iowa Legislature sneaked this new …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:47 pm5253d ago
The Aug. 18 letter by Dale J. Torpey (“End tax subsidies for credit unions”) is an unfortunate example of a …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:46 pm5253d ago
Even as evidence mounts to counter the big lie that the media is liberal, too many continue to be led …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:44 pm5253d ago
Two recent events have truly irritated me. First: How can our president, with a straight face, declare that his bus …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:42 pm5253d ago
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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Letters to the Editor Aug. 27, 2011 12:33 pm5253d 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 pm5253d 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 am5253d 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 pm5254d 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 pm5254d 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 pm5254d 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 pm5254d 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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