Let’s add these things up. President Donald Trump’s administration is attacking: due process, free speech, judges, the press, private and …
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Linda Svoboda Letters to the Editor May. 1, 2025 11:40 am127d ago
Let’s add these things up. President Donald Trump’s administration is attacking: due process, free speech, judges, the press, private and …
Melanie Nollsch Letters to the Editor Apr. 30, 2025 6:00 am129d ago
I am a retired professor of Early Childhood Education. In the course of my work, I placed students in a …
Maria Taylor
Letters to the Editor Apr. 29, 2025 7:21 am130d ago
As an Iowan, I believe Medicaid is a lifeline — providing critical health care to our seniors, children, veterans, people …
Vicki Aden
Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2025 6:00 am131d ago
People supporting the SAVE Act seem to believe that even one vote by a noncitizen is too much to risk, …
Paul Deaton
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2025 10:11 pm131d ago
I respect Republican Sen. Joni Ernst for her service as the commanding officer of a transportation company during the Iraq …
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2025 10:11 pm131d ago
At least two presidents (Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson) and one House speaker (Sam Rayburn) have used the line, “It takes …
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Erica Bernard and Ana Clymer
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2025 10:15 pm131d ago
Hate has no place in our streets, schools, homes, or businesses. Yet, on April 19, our Marion community was confronted …
Elaine St. Clair
Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2025 10:15 pm131d ago
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, as senators-elect at the beginning of their terms in office, spoke the oath of …
Ida Wiebel
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2025 8:54 am135d ago
From a young age, we believed that the laws and rules of our nation defined our civility in terms of …
Nathaniel Feldman
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2025 6:00 am136d ago
Iowans are lucky to have Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, whose commitment to prescription drug accessibility and affordability can be clearly seen …
Thomas Hill
Letters to the Editor Apr. 22, 2025 6:00 am137d ago
Despite having a 2019 court order requiring that Kilmar Abrego Garcia not be deported to El Salvador due to a …
Jo Ann McNeil
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2025 9:26 am138d ago
Recent comments by a local columnist and legislators have painted those who disapprove of the Trump administration’s actions as not …
Erienne Becker
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2025 6:00 am139d ago
On April 5, I joined thousands of community members in Cedar Rapids — and millions more across the state, the …
Frank Wildensee
Letters to the Editor Apr. 20, 2025 6:00 am139d ago
I live in a home that, after 25 years, needed upgraded insulation to keep up with Iowa’s tough winters. With …
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