In response to Mike Robinson’s Dec. 11 assessment of coach Kirk Ferentz’s accountability as a coach: I couldn’t disagree more …
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In response to Mike Robinson’s Dec. 11 assessment of coach Kirk Ferentz’s accountability as a coach: I couldn’t disagree more …
N/A Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2010 11:30 pm5507d ago
On Saturday, I witnessed an example of corporate good citizenship: Rockwell Collins’ sponsorship of the First Lego League in Iowa. …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2010 11:26 pm5507d ago
Wow! Have you had a chance to drive over the $2.3 million project on East Post Road? It’s a bridge …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2010 11:25 pm5507d ago
A brief note to the people who keep complaining about the speed enforcement cameras: Slow down, obey the posted speed …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 17, 2010 11:22 pm5507d ago
Consider a struggling business that is equally owned and operated by two partners. Each of the partners is acutely aware …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2010 3:07 pm5508d ago
It was interesting to read the Dec. 11 article about activities of the concluding 111th Congress, and the accomplishments of …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2010 3:06 pm5508d ago
Residents of Taft Speedway could not have known about the raising of Taft Speedway and No Name Road when buyouts …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2010 3:06 pm5508d ago
I was talking to a retired Caterpillar worker. New workers get lower wages and benefits than the older workers. He …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 16, 2010 3:04 pm5508d ago
I read the letters and enjoy the ones arguing against the use of speed control cameras in Cedar Rapids. The …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2010 3:56 pm5509d ago
I’d like to nominate Alvin Cummings for best overly dramatic reaction to the traffic cameras. According to his Nov. 17 …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2010 3:55 pm5509d ago
“Number of Iowa hunters drops by 29 percent” was a headline (Dec. 10) I was happy to read, especially when …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2010 3:52 pm5509d ago
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library thanks Eastern Iowans for supporting the inaugural Old Prague Christmas Market on …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2010 3:51 pm5509d ago
We Iowans must protect marriage with an amendment to the state constitution. It is obvious our politicians and courts have …
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 15, 2010 3:50 pm5509d ago
President Barack Obama has often stated that the role of the government is for “redistribution of wealth.” Therefore, Obama wants …
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