The Linn County Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance that purportedly offers safety assurance to the citizens of Linn …
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Michael Daly Letters to the Editor Dec. 9, 2022 6:00 am1106d ago
The Linn County Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance that purportedly offers safety assurance to the citizens of Linn …
Gary Sneller Letters to the Editor Dec. 8, 2022 6:00 am1107d ago
My heart was filled with gratitude on Thanksgiving morning as I read the article, “Living on the Streets,” by Elijah …
Jan Beltz
Letters to the Editor Dec. 7, 2022 6:00 am1108d ago
I’ve lived in small-town Iowa my entire life and have always loved the sense of community and pace of life …
Dave Hanneman
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 1:19 pm1109d ago
According to Cedar Rapids School Board member Dexter Merschbrock, an employee’s or applicant’s religious affiliation now needs to be scrutinized. …
Danielle Brazant
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 1:19 pm1109d ago
Everywhere you go nowadays, comes another story of how divided we are in this country. By class, by politics, by …
Rick Martin
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 1:18 pm1109d ago
Thank you Parcrest neighbors! Thanks to our Parcrest Neighborhood donations, we exceeded our goal of providing 26 Thanksgiving food baskets …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 1:17 pm1109d ago
Kudos to the writers of recent columns and letters to the editor protesting Gov. Kim Reynolds’ attempt to divert tax …
John Klaus
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 1:17 pm1109d ago
A recent Gazette community letter suggests that The Gazette has somehow become a tool of the country’s political left wing. …
Palmer Holden
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 1:16 pm1109d ago
Guest columnist David Duer, Nov. 29, maligned public money going to private schools. He notes that we already have “school …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 6:00 am1110d ago
I commend The Gazette’s first installment on homelessness in your community (“People living on the streets in Linn County skyrockets …
Bu Wilson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2022 6:00 am1110d ago
Iowa Public Radio is a mainstay for me, not only for local and national news, but for the international programs …
Gretchen Reeh-Robinson
Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2022 7:00 am1112d ago
Your front page Thanksgiving story “Living on the streets” leaves me struggling to write. The large color photo of Johnny …
Letters to the Editor Dec. 3, 2022 6:00 am1112d ago
As Todd Dorman showed in his column of Nov. 27 ( “Wrong is wrong, no matter how many people vote …
Marjorie Arp
Letters to the Editor Dec. 2, 2022 6:00 am1113d ago
We have excellent health care in the Cedar Rapids metro area. For many of us travel time is within 15 …
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