How sad to see the large aerial photo of Postville in the Sept. 23 Gazette in black and white. As …
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Kimberly Trickey Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2023 6:00 am805d ago
How sad to see the large aerial photo of Postville in the Sept. 23 Gazette in black and white. As …
Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2023 6:00 am805d ago
In the midst of political and racial unrest, murders, mass shopliftings, people just being cruel in general and loss of …
Christian Schoon
Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2023 5:00 am805d ago
Cedar Rapids’ proposed ordinance regarding Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) of community cats is a major failure of simple common sense. …
Patricia Meier
Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2023 5:00 am805d ago
Wow, Althea! I couldn’t be more impressed with the assumptions you have formed about me based on my yard sign. …
Janice Weiner
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 6:00 am807d ago
Mercy Hospital Iowa City stands on the brink in bankruptcy court. Iowa City, its surrounding communities, Johnson County — indeed …
Kurt Rogahn
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 6:00 am807d ago
I can think of a few nicknames I would like to give certain Republican legislators and to Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Michael Stuart
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 6:00 am807d ago
What in God’s name is wrong with my fellow Iowans holding onto Kirk Ferentz and his son? Is it an …
James Nickerson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 6:00 am807d ago
I want to thank Shelly and all those who came to my aid when I suffered a heat stroke at …
Steven Schmitt
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 6:00 am807d ago
Having served on the Waterloo City Council and having been the president of the Waterloo Jaycees and Downtown Rotary Club, …
Ann Treanor
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 6:00 am807d ago
I take umbrage at Sen. Amy Sinclair’s characterization of Ron DeSantis as a presidential candidate “who stands out as a …
Matt Wells
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2023 5:00 am807d ago
Ron DeSantis is the right man for the highest office in the land. After meeting all, and I mean all, …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2023 5:00 am810d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds, it’s time to reach out to the LGBTQ+ community and bravely set aside your “common sense” (Sept. …
Matty Fox
Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2023 9:03 am811d ago
I strongly believe that the public should reconsider voting for the new school bond proposal. As a concerned parent, I …
Robert Sessions
Letters to the Editor Sep. 26, 2023 11:13 am812d ago
I am aghast that our Republican representatives are standing silent as a small cadre of their fellow House members brings …
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