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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 4:10 pm5263d ago
On Aug. 11, the same day The Gazette ran the story about the new cable barriers being installed on Interstate …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:29 pm5263d 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 pm5263d 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 pm5263d 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 pm5263d 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 pm5263d 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 1:16 pm5263d ago
How is it that citizens of the most powerful nation on our planet elect as their leader an individual with …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 17, 2011 1:14 pm5263d ago
We received the following request in the mail after Dave Rasdal’s July 25 article (“Family takes shape for Congolese natives …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2011 4:06 pm5264d ago
In his Thursday column, Henry Benjamin Winkler called on former Rep. Jim Leach to “call Vice President Joe Biden on …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2011 4:03 pm5264d ago
Patricia Brady nailed it when she said in her Aug. 8 letter that voters should take the blame for the …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2011 3:54 pm5264d ago
Like Bill Ferrel (Friday guest column), I, too, want to hear how Republican candidates will ensure our long-term economic stability …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2011 3:52 pm5264d ago
The Aug. 11 Gazette editorial pointed out that blaming Tea Party members would be a cop-out. The editorial stated that …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 16, 2011 3:50 pm5264d ago
What a politician says in not as important as what they do. Presidential candidate Ron Paul has talked about auditing …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 15, 2011 4:30 pm5265d ago
I would like to propose a “voluntary street repair tax.” I propose Cedar Rapids use 100 percent of revenue from …
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