With four years of prior experience as a board member, Ruthina Malone is an exemplar of what a school board …
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Michael Tilley Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2021 1:22 pm1534d ago
With four years of prior experience as a board member, Ruthina Malone is an exemplar of what a school board …
Stefanie Rupert Letters to the Editor Oct. 8, 2021 1:22 pm1534d ago
It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend Marcy Roundtree for the Cedar Rapids Community School District director at large …
Jennifer Draper
Letters to the Editor Oct. 5, 2021 7:49 pm1537d ago
I am writing to express my support for Melissa Walker, candidate for the Linn-Mar School Board. Her no nonsense, pragmatic …
Nancy Kasparek
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:51 pm1541d ago
As most Cedar Rapidians know, on Nov. 2 we will be electing a mayor to lead our city forward in …
Bob Gertsen
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:51 pm1541d ago
In her Gazette guest column on Sept. 26, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson clearly wanted to sow fear among the farming …
Matthew Rothchild
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:50 pm1541d ago
Once again, the country found itself at the precipice of a government shutdown. Once again, all the usual suspects emerged …
Larry Thompson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:50 pm1541d ago
I was both honored and privileged to be taken on the trip of a lifetime on the Eastern Iowa Honor …
Michael Schmidt
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:49 pm1541d ago
Recently, my wife was exiting our neighborhood drugstore on her way to the car with her COVID mask still on. …
Brian Claney
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:49 pm1541d ago
Just as the Republicans demagogued the federal estate tax issue, it appears that they are trying to do the same …
Bob Carey
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:47 pm1541d ago
I’m urging the citizens of Marion to vote in the Nov. 2 City Council election for Dale Monroe. He is …
Cathy Meyer
Letters to the Editor Oct. 1, 2021 2:47 pm1541d ago
I’ve been in the early childhood education field for decades. Quality early care and education matters. As our policymakers continue …
Dina Bishara
Letters to the Editor Sep. 28, 2021 12:36 pm1544d ago
I am writing to ask my fellow neighbors and community members to vote for Jayne Finch for ICCSD School Board. …
Amy Adams
Letters to the Editor Sep. 27, 2021 5:12 pm1545d ago
The recently published Congressional financial disclosures make one thing very clear. Ashley Hinson may have campaigned on being a suburban …
Aaron Moniza
Opinion Sep. 24, 2021 4:25 pm1548d ago
Last month the U.S. Senate passed a historic bipartisan infrastructure agreement — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) — …
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