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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I thoroughly agree with Thomas Miller’s Aug. 5 letter, “Public should decide lawmakers’ benefits.” Congress has generous retirement and health …
For those Gazette readers who don’t want to hear trashy talk on the radio, I suggest that you listen to …
In June, we held a fundraiser for Isaac William Oldridge at the Hiawatha Community Center. Isaac was born in July …
We keep hearing that the unemployment rate number is a little over 9 percent. This is based on a method …
Americans are sick of politicians, including Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and President Obama, who say one thing and …
I recently attended the Cedar Rapids Amphitheater Music Fest. It was a beautiful day to sit in Greene Square Park …
Michele Bachmann favors free reign for corporate behavior, private health insurance companies, teaching creationism in schools, drilling in Alaska for …
Now we get to replace the windows on our “new” hotel and our mayor expects that the room rates will …
Within recent memory, we have had the shadow of eight long years of a failed presidency. Enter from the right: …
Millions of Americans ask:“Where are the jobs?” What has the government done to be “pro business” for job creation? The …
Something to think about: You make an appointment with your doctor but see the physician’s assistant. However, you and/or insurance …
Kudos to the Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation folks for the rebuilding of Cheyenne OffLeash Dog Park, devastated by the …
President Obama desperately wants to raise taxes on the rich. Some may call this class warfare or economic discrimination or …
My wife and I are protesting the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. If built, the pipeline would carry oil from the …
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