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Natalie Clouse Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2023 9:25 am813d ago
Oct. 5 is a special day for our family as we celebrate Pause for the annual awareness day of The …
Gordon Taylor Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2023 9:25 am813d ago
I would like to compliment your editorial staff on its obvious (at least to me) attempt to provide a fair …
Kathy Hannum
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2023 9:25 am813d ago
The familiar yellow school buses have appeared as a happy harbinger of fall days and cyclical routine. It also symbolizes …
Tom Brennan
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2023 6:00 am813d ago
Iowa retailers are a key part of the economic engine in this state, where they service customers and communities, and …
Mary McBee
Letters to the Editor Sep. 25, 2023 6:00 am813d ago
The oldest ploy in the political handbag: find an enemy (or better yet, create one) to pile blame on to …
Ron Stutsman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
Another Johnson County Fair has come and gone. I think it’s worth highlighting the impact this fair has on the …
Dennis Benda
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley is 90 years old. If Chuck gets too old and retires, will Grassley endorse his grandson Pat …
Jeff Swartzendruber
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
It’s how our government is supposed to work. It’s time we demand to get the choice of term limits for …
Jay Stolba
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
In a recent television ad, Nikki Haley suggests having a competency test for all candidates over the age of 75 …
Kathy Rickertsen
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
The federal funds coming to Cedar Rapids to help with planting new trees and reforestation of the city is great, …
Rev. Bob Welsh
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
I have never been a patient at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. I am not a Catholic. In fact, I …
Laura Brindle
Letters to the Editor Sep. 24, 2023 6:00 am814d ago
If the Congress cannot do their job and vote for a budget, then Congress should be the first to feel …
Paul Deaton
Letters to the Editor Sep. 21, 2023 6:00 am817d ago
Contrary to what letters in this newspaper reported, the climate crisis remains. It is a crisis. It is peculiar to …
James Kane
Letters to the Editor Sep. 19, 2023 10:31 pm818d ago
Here are some of Donald Trump’s accomplishments: Tax breaks for the rich. Run up of the national debt more than …
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