Some parents complained a law was needed because school districts were not responding satisfactorily to requests to remove books. So, …
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Susan Benderson Letters to the Editor Sep. 6, 2023 6:00 am894d ago
Some parents complained a law was needed because school districts were not responding satisfactorily to requests to remove books. So, …
Mary Ann Kucera Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2023 6:00 am895d ago
Cedar Rapids Public Schools should follow Linn-Mar’s example and set goals to increase test scores for all students. A day …
Ann Rhodes
Letters to the Editor Sep. 5, 2023 6:00 am895d ago
I am writing in support of Josh Moe for the Iowa City Council. Josh is a licensed architect and a …
Charlene Lange
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2023 6:00 am896d ago
Remember when you and your sibling were playing catch in the living room and broke your mother’s flower vase? You …
Jeff Klinzman
Letters to the Editor Sep. 4, 2023 6:00 am896d ago
What are my “Iowa values?” Do Iowa Republicans live those values or are theirs hostile to mine? I have spent …
Mike Machovec
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
It appears that the Republican Party is no longer the party of Lincoln. If Lincoln were alive today he would …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
In your lifetime and others there will never be another booking like this on TV. John and Mary Doe may …
Jodie Klatt
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
My name is Jodie and I am a lifelong Iowa resident, parent, and former special-education teacher. I am also the …
Larry Neppl
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
I feel very sorry for those condo owners in southwest Cedar Rapids who are being assessed huge sums for the …
Pat Edaburn
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
I’ve been meaning to write to say I enjoy the pictures section above the puzzles. On Aug. 24, another beautiful …
Rich Hillyer
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
If a parent allows their child to read a banned book, is the parent guilty of child abuse, and how …
Steve Husak
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 6:00 am897d ago
A recent letter to the editor states “Imagine what our public schools would look like if legislators would invest $142 …
Tim Bickel
Letters to the Editor Sep. 3, 2023 12:00 am897d ago
The fix is in. The vendetta by the current Administration is an unprecedented, fabricated and calculated attempt to keep their …
Debbie Koopman
Letters to the Editor Aug. 31, 2023 6:00 am900d ago
I went to the movie “Oppenheimer“ and wondered if “young folk” care about history? The generations before us worried. My …
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