Culver has fought for Iowa and Cedar Rapids

Admittedly, I am not an unbiased observer when it comes to Gov. Chet Culver. My brother, John Culver, is his father. In addition, Chet spent many of his boyhood days playing here in Cedar Rapids with my two sons.

I'm writing because as a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids, I am absolutely appalled that The Gazette chose not to endorse Chet for a second term. I don't see how any person could have done more for our city's and this area's flood recovery than he has.

Could Terry Branstad have brought in more than $1 billion to Linn County? Would he have taken the time to come to Cedar Rapids more than 100 times to help this city overcome its worst natural disaster in history?

I seem to recall that very little was done by the Branstad administration to help victims after the flood of 1993. In stark contrast, Chet Culver fought tirelessly for the state and federal resources that he was able to secure for our recovery.

This is a man who deserves to be re-elected if only for what he's done for this area, not to mention all of the other worthy projects and causes he has promoted.

Kay Baty

Cedar Rapids