On Nov. 21 Althea Cole wrote a column asking for sympathy for those who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19. …
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Robert Miklo Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2021 3:26 pm1486d ago
On Nov. 21 Althea Cole wrote a column asking for sympathy for those who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19. …
Martha Troxel Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2021 3:25 pm1486d ago
I read the column (“Share the wealth, rent your clothes,” Nov. 21) with interest since I had read about this …
Helane Golden
Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2021 3:23 pm1486d ago
For State Sen. Liz Mathis, the well-being of Iowans has always come first. Her 27-year career in journalism put her …
Chris Rolwes
Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2021 3:23 pm1486d ago
I continue to be disappointed but not surprised with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s lack of support for the infrastructure bill …
Dann Myers
Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2021 3:23 pm1486d ago
I’ve voluntarily received all three of my COVID-19 inoculations, and with all due respect to those who exercise their right …
Gary Shawver
Letters to the Editor Nov. 24, 2021 3:23 pm1486d ago
A letter by Dan Callahan on. Nov. 15 alluded to the “Constitutional Sheriffs” movement as an offshoot of a sovereign …
Gary Roberts
Letters to the Editor Nov. 29, 2021 8:46 am1481d ago
I attended Coe College from 1969 to 1973, and knew Dr. Darryl Banks for three of those years when we …
Dave Bradley
Letters to the Editor Nov. 23, 2021 3:52 pm1487d ago
Iowa needs congressional representatives who are committed to constituents, not GOP leadership. Voting against constituents, U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and …
Mark McWhinney
Letters to the Editor Nov. 22, 2021 4:19 pm1488d ago
With each day that goes by, I’m becoming more and more frustrated by President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Matt Spellman
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2021 3:37 pm1491d ago
I am writing in support of Amara Andrews for Mayor. As an active political specialist, I have met a number …
Al Pierson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2021 3:37 pm1491d ago
Tiffany O’Donnell will be a mayor for all of Cedar Rapids including our core neighborhoods, especially Time Check. In my …
Lynda K. Barrow
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2021 3:37 pm1491d ago
Like so many Cedar Rapidians, after the derecho, I spent nine days in the dark, literally and figuratively. Darkness because …
Jorel Robinson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2021 3:37 pm1491d ago
Amara Andrews supports the legalization of marijuana; Tiffany O’Donnell does not. Both candidates addressed this question at The Gazette Mayoral …
Kurt Carlson
Letters to the Editor Nov. 19, 2021 3:36 pm1491d ago
Somebody please explain this to me. Colin Kaepernick allegedly disrespects the national anthem and is banned from football for life. …
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